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RE: [RC] Draw Reins - Mike Sofen

A perfect case in point:  at a large boarding facility near me, they got a
new trainer early last year.  He was very very full of himself, and felt
that EVERY horse in training at the facility needed to be taught
"collection" and he put every horse on the hot walker with draw reins tied
to the lower points on a surcingle.

EVERY single horse was over-bent and behind the bit, balky, resisting
walking, etc.  Fortunately, the guy was a hot head and butted heads with the
facility owner and so departed after a few months for parts unknown.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

The problem with draw reins is not that they cannot be used effectively to
teach a horse to ride nicely on the bit, but rather that it requires such
skill, subtlety, and constant attention with both hand and leg to do so
that few people can, and the consequence of misapplication of draw reins is
to have a horse that is behind the bit.

After having taught a horse to go behind the bit (which virtually everybody
who uses draw reins does), getting the horse out from behind the bit is
extremely difficult (and requires even more skill than using draw reins
correctly does) since you can't push on the reins.
<snip>
The trainer to run from is one that puts draw reins on every horse, or one
who has a barn full of horses that are behind the bit.

kat
Orange County, Calif.


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