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Re: [RC] Define 'Collection' - heidi

Kat,

When training a horse to collect, my opinion is that you should always
start with the walk.  That is the most difficult place to start but it's
also the best place to start.  Once the horse understands what you want
them to do, the trot and canter will follow in the proper manner.  Not
only are you teaching your horse but you are teaching yourself at the
same time to do it properly.

I'm with kat here, but for other reasons.  Although I want my horse to be
able to round and engage well at the walk, I NEVER want him to be
encouraged to shorten his stride at the walk, and since I don't do
dressage in the ring, I have no practical use for that.  On the trail,
though, there is CONSIDERABLE use to being able to shorten his stride at
the trot or canter in an instant, so we work a lot on those two gaits at
home.

Around here, I'm the "queen of walk" because I am constantly working on my
horses to lengthen that walking stride--it is a part of each and every
conditioning ride, for the warmup period going out and the coolout period
coming home...

Heidi



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