Tip/Quote of the Day # 3864
"When selecting a French Link snaffle ensure the middle link is not too long, and that the holes are big enough for the bit to move freely. This will ensure your horse is comfortable in the contact." ~ Robert Dover
"When selecting a French Link snaffle ensure the middle link is not too long, and that the holes are big enough for the bit to move freely. This will ensure your horse is comfortable in the contact." ~ Robert Dover
"As the beginning of the session should be, the end of the session should be: long neck, stretch over the back, swing." ~ Carl Hester
Acceptance of the outside rein is key to resistance free downward transitions.
You should feel like you have to ask your horse to stop, rather than simply "letting" him stop. If he stops when you let him, he is behind your leg.
To successfully maintain the elusive forward feeling hands, imagine that you are pushing a shopping cart as you ride forward into the bit.