Re: RC: Re: Is my mentor an idiot? :o)

["Patricia E. Peters" <patpeters1@juno.com>]

On Thu, 7 Sep 2000 21:00:55 -0700 "Duncan Fletcher" <dfletche@gte.net>
writes:
 
> One negative of 2-point in a gaited horse is that forward weight 
> tends to shift the gait to diagonal. The quickest way to get a gaited
horse 
> to trot is to shift weight forward. Add a little post action, and the
gait 
> goes to a hard trot. 

PAT SAYS TO DUNCAN...  Yes... thank you, Duncan.  Classic Lee Zeigler. 
You obviously know gaited stuff.  In fact, uphill travel itself
frequently encourages a trot as you know, so adding the forward seat ices
the cake.  Bad news, unless you are trying to break up a pace...  but
that's another thread.

THEN PAT SAYS TO CAROL... I think I may know where the
forward-seat-uphill school of instruction came from.  About 7 years ago I
got a video... loaned it out, never got it back...  I think it was
through NATRC itself?.... I vaguely remember that the video was intended
to educate the prospective CTR competitors and judges.  Anyway, it
emphasized that a forward bend of the hip was appropriate when going
uphill, so as to avoid restricting the hindquarters.  It then showed a
rider in a way-forward seat, and said that, in order for this shift to be
obvious to the judges, there should be daylight between the seat and
saddle.  This way, you will not loose any points if the judge is... shall
we say... challenged visually or otherwise?  

My first reaction was... wow... Im not doing that on the trail.  I better
try it.  The horses reaction was to swish tail, stop dead on hill, turn
ear and head slightly to left so as to look at me and say... what the
hell have you been reading NOW?      (Hey pal, if I want sarcastic
ridicule Ill go pick a fight with Tom..)  <lol>... and ducking...



> Duncan Fletcher
> dfletche@gte.net
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CAROL HEARD" <carolheard@mcsi.net>
> 
> > Hi,
> > If you were carrying me up a hill would you rather I sat on your
> > shoulders or on your hips.?  My horses have 'explained' to me that 
> they
> > would rather I ride the steep trail in a 'half-seat' consisting of
> > lightening my seat in the saddle and also back.  Frees up the 
> forehand
> > because my weight is off it & yet takes the pressure somewhat off 
> the
> > rear end.  Does this make sense to you?
> > carol
> >
> 
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