Now, doesn't THIS look fun?

[CarolU]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm4Xzo80LAM&NR

[Terri]

very cool, I sent the link to some of my barn kids to demonstate that you don't have to rely on the reins to communicate with your horse (ie, yank on the mouth!).

[CarolU]

Maybe someone still has the bookmark, but there is girl who does Feestyle without a bridle on her horse at all.

Have you thought about dealing with this a different way, getting in a clinician to teach them leg and weight cues? I find most horses (well, Pasos anyway) learn them in 3-4 tries. Then work on them with the kids, then have some contests with the reins laying on the neck, like distance backing without reins, or serpentines without them. I think the kids will find it fun....and the horses will thank you.

[Terri]

Those are the kind of things we have been doing, particularly in the round pen. I just want them to see the finished product and that it can be done!

I also have a big dopey qrt horse that the minute you drop your reins, he drops his head and saunters back to the barn - 10 year olds have a hard time turning his bulk around. We are working on that and I see huge improvement.

And then there is the Hilaches bred Paso who waits for the opporunity to take advange of a young rider focusing on seat and legs, to go from zero to sixty in 1.3 seconds. We are working on that too. :D

[CarolU]

And then there is the Hilaches bred Paso who waits for the opporunity to take advange of a young rider focusing on seat and legs, to go from zero to sixty in 1.3 seconds. We are working on that too. :D

Funny. Must make for some interesting moments. LOL

[JennLM]

I saw that article in some magazine with the bridleless reining. It was amazing.

[Terri]

Interesting moments? yes, but it does teach them to keep their heels down. :twisted:

[Barbwire]

Ok, so I clicked on the link and started to watch the video, but something on the right hand side of the page caught my eye, and I clicked on it right way, and did not watch the rest of the reining demo.

This is what lured my away from watching the horse :shock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2IoNygc-K0

[appyday]

Great video

[Brigitte]

Great video
The spit art or the reining? :lol:

Two words I'd never expected together spit and art