Re: Endurance & REining

["Keith and Anna" <desautels@cnetco.com>]

I have had my horse do a little bit of everything. We are just staarting
endurance riding, but he has been ridden as a hunter jumper,  in
dressage(not by me) he has done barrel racing, trail riding, ponied race
horses at the track, and even civil war re-enactments. I think that a little
variety in a horses training is good for them.  and as for the reining, it
depend on how you grew up i guess, bucause i prefer that over dressage
anyday.
Anna
> Sitting down and sliding has no practical application in the life of a
horse.
> "Whoaing", yes.
> Some aspects of reining might apply to Endurance, the swinging your leg
over
> the horse's croup, for instance.
> Do your horse a favor and make him a good saddle companion and leave the
> reining histrionics to reiners.
> The "balance" reiners seek in loping of circles due to proper weight
> distribution and subtle application of seat, leg and hand aids can be
> directly translated to going down the trail.
> If you spend time making your horse an endurance companion you will not
only
> have a mount for endurance, you will have a horse eager to please you with
> his steady manner, sound hocks and years of useful life without premature
> crepidation in all his joints.
> Just my opinion (as Buffalo Springfield said, "For What It's Worth"),
> Frank.
>
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