Re: RC: The spurs and the leg

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

Yep, short legged riders can have similar problems, too. And the 
distractions and hazardous obstacles faced on the trail in no way compare to 
obedience in a schooling/show ring. In response to other replies I've seen, 
I've never seen the horse that was absolutely perfect, always, especially 
for 20 hours/100 miles. The consequences of not paying attention in the 
arena means you do it again, at a show you lose points/ribbons. On the 
"trail" you might swing out into traffic or over a cliff because something 
scary jumped out on the other side, or run over somebody who has fallen. 
Your excellently trained horse's first mistake might be your last.
I've seen enough bad horsemanship to understand why the rule was passed. 
What I don't understand is the smug self-righteous attitude that such tools 
never have a proper place on trail.
Nancy Mitts

>From: "guest@endurance.net" <guest@endurance.net>
>To: "ridecamp@endurance.net" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  The spurs and the leg
>Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:36:34 -0800
>
>Ray O. rno2m@virginia.edu
>   Glad I don't have this rule to deal with because I CANNOT get my heels 
>or ankles against the flanks of my horse without a very long,radically 
>curved spur.He is extremely slab-sided,I am long legged,and I use a very 
>long stirrup leather.Surely there are other riders out there who have the 
>same problem.In other words,the spur is not only a concentration of the 
>cueing pressure,but an extension of the ankle/heel as well.(And in the case 
>of my horse-he knows how to resist by swinging the back end on you.I simply 
>cannot ride him as well without these spurs.)
>
>
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