Ridecamp: [RC] when a horse trips...

<<<what is the best thing to do?  Support them with the reins or give away 
the reins?>>>

Pamela:

Your going to get all different answers on this one.  It also depends on the 
reason for the trip.  In most cases, you want to allow them enough room in 
the reins to catch themselves if they can, but not enough so that if they 
need help you can't balance them.  You also have to change your seat when 
they trip too, to put yourself behind their center of balance to help them 
beable to catch themselves.

I have two trippers, both Standardbreds.  One trips because of lameness 
issues.  She would usually catch herself, but I always sat back when she 
tripped and would be right there to catch her if she needed it.  My other 
tripper is new to under saddle work.  He doesn't know yet, how to balance 
the two of us. He also is still in the mindset that he is on a perfectly 
groomed, flat sand track, he doesn't pick his feet up and has been know to 
trip on uneven ground. He is the kind of tripper that can get you killed 
because he can slam you on the ground or roll over on you.  When he trips, I 
always catch him.  I have actually pulled him up off of his knees and his 
face.

Carolyn Burgess

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