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[RC] Walk - Nancy SturmI have recently had remarkable success improving the walk with exactly the technique Heidi describes. I've been riding for a really long time and I can't remember who taught me when to "bump" a horse to get extension at the walk, but it usually works. I have a 14+ hand welsh cob cross that had only been driven when I bought him. When I decided that if I were going to ever try endurance I'd better get started (I'm 62), he was what I had available. I think because of the harness and shafts, he was not particularly responsive to legs and because he had only been worked on level ground, climbing did not appeal to him. He does have a RHR of 28 (heart monitor swears this is correct). I've just bought a nice Arab gelding, but before Dusty got turned out, he could walk with long flat strides, cover lots of ground and climb anythig I pointed him at. It works. Nancy Sturm Serious Newbie - and old, too ============================================================ One of the great joys of being a pompous idiot is that you can do and think whatever you want. ~ Homer Safferwiffle ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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