--- On Sat, 6/28/08, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Interesting topic on the dressage list, with this comment:
>
> "... interesting that the riders I have ridden with or
> taught and that have had trouble holding a whip saying "It is distracting
> and too much in my hands" are the ones with the most sensitive hands AND
> oddly enough, most independent seat. Maybe this is just a coincidence??"
Well, I ride with a small whip with 2 of my horses. Some of Baldurs cues are
from behind, and it is much easier with a whip than not to have one. A small
light well balanced one is nice. Linda Tellington Jones has a white riding
whip that is very nice to ride with. My mare Skyfaxa, who Sally and I trained
needed cues from behind, but now she no longer needs them. A lot of ground
driving seemed to really work with her.
I never use it to hit them, only as an aid for proper cues. It just seems like
it is more natural for a horse to learn aids from behind.
Skye
