The thing you notice about Dot is that even at a walk, her legs are
active. She consistently bumps them in rythm with the stride
(alternating sides).
*Okay, I am a bit confused here......I have
heard conflicting things about this....one that if you lightly bump the
side of the horse on the side right before the front shoulder comes
forward, it will encourage this.....
second, that if your legs are always moving,
the horse will learn to IGNORE cues....as in it will desensitize
them.....better to give one, understandable cue, and back it up with a
light crop or spur tap if they ignore it.
I don't find this to be true at
all. Barbara
Well, I'm open minded as I have a slow
walking 5 year old....pretty lazy, but I HAVE seen times where she is
motivated and is quite capable of walking fast.....
