Re: little horse TOUGH MOUTH

["marilyn wiese" <mwiese@earthling.net>]

You are correct Heidi, DSS does explain in her clinic, how to stop in this
manner.
Marilyn

<<  To get a horse to stop properly, he needs to shift his weight onto his
>rear legs.  To accomplish this, the rider needs to sit firmly down, use the
>legs to cause the horse to drive the rear legs up underneath himself, and
use
>the bit only as a barrier to forward progress, not as something to cause
the
>stop in the first place.  Imagine that the bit is remaining in one place as
>you drive the horse onto it from the rear.  This may take some practice,
and
>if you have difficulty visualizing it, you may need some help from someone
who
>understands how this is done.  Someone correct me if I am wrong--I have not
>been to a Donna Snyder-Smith clinic, but I understand that she is very good
at
>explaining this.  If so, you might want to consider attending next time she
is
>in your area....
>
>Heidi
>