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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] Define "Collection" - Laurie DurginActually I took dressage lessons and rode an x-2nd level horse. Have seen both good and bad dressage riders. Many with the overbent head ... The horse I rode took about 20 lbs on each hand --ugghhh---I liked my very light gelding much better. He learned collection and getting under himself from riding my roller coaster hills. I do some lateral work... but I do it without hardly any contact.I understand classical dressage and how it is done , I was just saying you can teach it without the traditional "on the bit" with contact, especially heavy contact.. You can teach the horse to be responsive to tiny touches of the reins and acheive the same thing....Many of the show horses we have been around get real heavy, cause they are ridden with the 'brakes' lightly or heavily on, and were very dull to the reins.... Just the differences in theory and methods that "you have to hold the horse up"--horse can hold himself but needs to strengthen his muscles first, and learn other signals besides the classsical ones.Just a different way around the barn--- I personally learned the 'traditional ' ways, but then modify it to keep my horses lightness. I just don't want them leaning on me and pulling--which often happens--I don't want it to take 4-2O lbs of pressure to ride a horse in each arm--I need to save that strength for when we "argue". I just use more of the instant release technique, so our language is more like 'touches' to the reins.... From: Chris Paus <paus@xxxxxxxxxxx> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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