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<< I completely agree that the best calming, training effect on a horse is
achieved by miles and miles and miles of riding. Again, while you're
putting on the miles that will get you where you want to be, you have to
be using a safe alternative. Certainly not all horses need this; it
depends a lot on their background. The curb bit I use on Lakota is much
softer than the curb bit his former owner used. In the beginning we had a
few runaways, but as I have put miles on him every single day, and taught
him that a slow-to-medium canter will be a part of our normal ride every
single day, he has calmed down a lot. >>
My beliefs with my "pretty David" exactly--he is a different horse than he
was at the beginnig of the summer, and the primary reason for that is just
lots of riding. I'm training him in a snaffle, using mostly John Lyons
natural horsemanship methods, but some "traditional" dressage type stuff as
well--I have been told by some ridecampers that I might have trouble
"holding" David to pace during the excitement of an endurance race, esp. the
start, using only a snaffle and JLyons training--if this proves to be true I
will go to "more bit" if i must, while continueing to work, ut hope fully I
won't need to. We are hoping consistant training and the miles will do
it--(to Nikki, we are also hoping we see no elk on that first endurance
ride!<g>)
Trish & "pretty David" (who really, REALLY hates elk!)
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