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Re: [RC] One Rein Stop - The FarmHi, I am not exactly sure how to post on this site...so here goes. Yes, using one rein is more effective, WHEN done properly. Simply circling a horse does not get the hips to quit pushing the shoulders, the hip is still driving the shoulders...and the horse may or may not slow down. When using the one rein effectively, we can use it for a simple stop or used to keep the hips soft...no bucking, bolting, balking or rearing. When used to keep the horse soft it is used in conjunction with a jaw/body give this is a proactive measure...when used in a spook, it is a reactive measure and body give is not there first...but the further a horse/rider goes along in their training it is and the spookiness, bolting etc. disappear. The key is to become an active rider versus a reactive rider. Using two reins is really a more advanced maneuver that requires the horse to disengage/engage the hips underneath them instead of taking them to the side. This is what probably 95% of the riding population fails to understand. Most simply do as you say and close their hands on the reins...and God steps in to save them. Using martingales/tie downs or any other gimmicks is simply a band aid. AND a poor one at that. Using these devices ACTUALLY hampers your ability to use your reins effectively when wanting to deal with the hip. The hip is such a cool body part too...you can use it to start, stop, slow and turn a horse...WITH maintaining softness...but with a martingale/tie down...forget it. To bridge the gap between getting the horse to yield his hip on one rein and perform the same on two reins takes understanding a lot of extra steps along the process. Although it does not take long for the horse to learn...it takes much longer for us humans to get it... I do have an article on the hip, it is not on my website...I have lots that are not there...is only so much time. However there are many other articles that deal with understanding the rudimentary giving, softness and what goes on. You can go: www.tracy-porter.net As I find time, I will try to put hip articles and photos up. Unfortunately, understanding the hip begins on the ground with good ground control...so bypassing may or may not fill the holes in a horses training. During my rides...I do keep softness, change gaits, work on my horses legs yielding in all sorts of directions, shoulders in, haunches in, lead changes, gait transitions etc. I also do ride along, but why waste all that riding time...letting a horse ride strung out, stiff is not in my horses best mental, physical and emotional best interests and well there is more but I won't go there. Of course, this is my opinion and of course I think I am right! Tracy ============================================================ The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse`s ears. ~ Arabian Proverb ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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