Re: [IceHorses] bitless video
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:47:24 -0600, you wrote: That's too bad Mic. Did you manage to reload that video? No, not done anything about it yet. I might make a new one without The P Word so people are not able to change the focus so easily. Anyway, from my small experience of bitless bridles/sidepulls, I would like to see her use more leg. It's like she's so totally dependent on a bit that the horse really didn't understand what she wanted. I must admit I didn't watch the whole thing after I saw her waterskiing... I think the person riding is her mum and she was taking the video. I suspect she is actually a teenager. But still a horrid riding position, I was just aching to slide her butt forward and her legs back! ; ) Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ---
Re: [IceHorses] bitless video
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:37:30 -0400, you wrote: And spare me from people who do these questionable things, and then brag about showing the horse who the boss is... Me too. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ---
Re: [IceHorses] bitless video
Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] kirjoitti: Anybody like to comment on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ochXpflcsfeature=user Hmmm... With the first horse it looks like their riding skills equal their writing skills. I'm not wondering bitless doesn't really work (even with the first horse she is constantly having trouble getting the horse to understand what she wants) but I do slightly wonder that bridle with bit works any better because it doesn't actually look like these problems have much to do with bridle but with everything else she does and doesn't do (with her seat, weight, legs...). Krisse
[IceHorses] bitless video
Anybody like to comment on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ochXpflcsfeature=user Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ---
Re: [IceHorses] bitless video
Anybody like to comment on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ochXpflcsfeature=user I'm glad to see the openness to trying bitless riding. And the treats! I think what may be missing, in both horses (even tho the first one did well enough), is the basic relationship-type training. The attitude of still trying to control the horse, being the boss should be set aside, and work with the horse's mind, first. Get to the point of having the horse willingly join you mentally, and then give you his body to use. Then there does not have to be heavy contact or metal to make the horse do anything. Perhaps we should write up something that might help this gal. What was your input on this video? Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
Re: [IceHorses] bitless video
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:56:31 -0700, you wrote: What was your input on this video? I just happened to see it. It does rather worry me that she says herself that the mare wasn't that good in the pen but she still chose to ride out rather than work further there, and then when it went wrong she dismisses the bitless bridle for all except plods. This girl made some of the most vituperative comments on the hall of shame video... Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ---
Re: [IceHorses] bitless video
2008/6/27 Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This girl made some of the most vituperative comments on the hall of shame video... That's too bad Mic. Did you manage to reload that video? Anyway, from my small experience of bitless bridles/sidepulls, I would like to see her use more leg. It's like she's so totally dependent on a bit that the horse really didn't understand what she wanted. I must admit I didn't watch the whole thing after I saw her waterskiing... Wanda -- Thoughts become things...
Re: [IceHorses] bitless video
Anybody like to comment on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ochXpflcsfeature=user First of all, that gal needs to have her stirrups taken away for a while - was she ever bracing on that poor horse and sitting on the cantle! Bracing on the stirrups makes for pressure on the back...and no bit or bitless rig can fix that. Second, I'm always wary when someone says something like an Icelandic has wild days. What does that even mean? Sure, my horses aren't always exactly the same day in and day out, no days that I'd call wild. I'd be asking WHY does he have wild days? Does he have recurring pain? Is he confused because of gaps in his training? And then the second horse isn't a calm horse. She wants to go fast and you need a firm hand to ride her. I think I'm picking up a trend here... And, if things didn't go so well for her with the second horse inside the arena, then why did she think it would be better outside the arena...? Duh. And spare me from people who do these questionable things, and then brag about showing the horse who the boss is... Karen Thomas, NC
