One main distinction between the early rides on a horse, and the extra completed rides on a horse, is the best way the cues are utilized in mixture. On this podcast, I describe cues as ‘doorways’.
The great thing about watching a sophisticated horse and rider is that the cues appear so refined that they’re typically exhausting to see.
That is true whether or not you watch dressage, the place the rider maintains a degree of contact all through, or in reining, the place the contact on the reins seems very mild.
What these share in frequent is a subtleness.
The method of coaching a horse includes making issues clear, and then refining these cues.
In case your horse appears confused, hesitant, or resistant, it’s doable he isn’t clear on which ‘door’ is open. Right now, I clarify why this might be occurring and how one can decide the next step.
