Also, what gait is this horse doing?
I'd say it's one of those gaits not really deserving of a name. It looks
very slow and lateral, but the rider is pulling the reins down at an odd
angle, and with a lot of force. It's pacy, but stilted, and not very fast -
probably not indicative of what
Hi Janice and Nancy
> are you supposed to ride a horse with no slack at all in the reins?
> Is that what they call bit contact??
I would say 'it depends'. Remember that if you are riding with heavish rope
reins then a slight slack in the rein will feel the same , as far as weight
goes, as a light
>
> >
> > No noseband. That must have been around the time nosebands were
introduced to the breed?
I think they came along much earlier, early 1960's, soon after the breed
being introduced to Germany. I believe the dropped nosebands were an
"import" from Germany.
> There may be no noseband,
> are you supposed to ride a horse with no slack at all in the reins?
> Is that what they call bit contact??
Janice, this is a rhetorical question right?
The straight answer is there is no "supposed to" to it. It would depend on
the discipline, the stage of the horse's training, the "moment
>
> No noseband. That must have been around the time nosebands were
> introduced
> to the breed?
There may be no noseband, but the rider has a pretty firm hold on that bit,
using the strength and position of her elbows and arms as leverage.
Gait? Who knows? He has the two feet on one side
i think trot or foxtrot. thats the way Tivar walks when he is showing
off, head high. prancey. but there is about three feet slack in the
reins.
Janice
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even good horses have bad days sometimes.
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:06:45 -0600, you wrote:
>Is that what they call bit contact??
It's what Mary Wanless calls water skiing!
; )
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
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Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeu
are you supposed to ride a horse with no slack at all in the reins?
Is that what they call bit contact??
Janice--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
