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I suspect Bob is right on target. I had an old mare I rode some and then 
my wife rode her for awhile. She didn't start endurance till she was 15 
and had an old injury she aggrivated at 18. She was fast and she loved 
to run - probably how she got the old injury (had it when we got her). 
In fact we got her because no one else wanted to deal with her.

With Stormy, the more you tried to hold her back the faster she went. It 
more than likely was the simple fact that by trying to hold her back, 
your weight was drawn forward and that's a que to go faster - at least 
to her. I found that by simply sitting up tall and dropping the contact 
she would slow down. Yes it seems counter intutative but it worked like 
a charm with her. Drop the reins she would slow, try to hold her back 
she would speed up.

Horses, don't you love 'em?

Truman

Stagg_Newman@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Following great observation from Bob Morris deserves
> careful reading.  I know that one of my problems is that
> I transmit my nervousness and excitement to the horse
> as I'm not the most mellow fellow and so am always
> trying to calm myself down and use quite images.
>
>
> Stagg:
>
> I believe there is a factor that concerns the unconscious
> attitude of the rider at the beginning of the ride as well.
> Over the years I have seen horses that are absolute demons
> at the start of a ride. When the rider was changed, the
> attitude changed as well.
>
> I also have heard the "5 to 10 minutes and then slow down"
> theory and have also observed it a bit. But you put a rider
> on the horse and things change. Many times the rider
> innocently continues to urge the horse on. I have watched
> one rider that has problems with such control, with all
> horses, and they post just a bit faster than the horse
> trots. So, the horse is always attempting to go a bit faster
> to get in rhythm with the rider and thus going faster. A
> never ending cycle as then the rider speeds up a bit and you
> have a cycle ad nauseum. All because of a bit of off
> timeing.
>
> Bob
>
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