I used basic dressage to get my mare started in CTR. where can I learn
more
about this rope halter method? She is very responsive and sweet, but no
dead
head.
Helga Loncosky
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-----Original
Message-----
From: Barbara Madill <
madill@teleplex.net>
To: Lisa Lyttle
(EPA) <
Lisa.Lyttle@ericsson.com.au>
Cc:
ridecamp@endurance.net <
ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 1999 10:18 AM
Subject: RideCamp: Rope halters and
endurance
>Lisa,
>
> You wrote to
Ridecamp:
>
>>>>>>My background is more
english/dressage riding (and yes, I'm going to
>teach my horse basic
dressage skills as from reading this digest I can see
>the value in these
lessons).
>
>My question is - is there any value in teaching her to
stop/turn/respond in
>a rope halter/hackamore at this stage? I
understand that they're not
>really necessary for shorter distance riding
but I'd like to incorporate as
>much as the basic stuff in her training
now so that I have time to refine
>things later on.
<<<<<<
>
> I, too, was trained in Dressage, but
have been won over by "western
>dressage" as exemplified by
resistance free hackamore (or rope halter)
>training. It is FUN to
do all of the third level test figures with just a
>rope halter or neck
string!!
> My long distance sport is 3-day 100's (6-8MPH) and rode my most
recent
>mount 400 miles with a string halter ... with a snaffle bridle
over it --
>in case, because he could hardly be called a dead
head!
> I can't recommend this type of training enough. Too many
people equate
>endurance with white knuckle hanging on to the
reins.... That's too tiring
>for both horse and
rider.
>
>My $.02
worth
>Barbara
>
>
>
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