I have a lot of questions 😅 What do people mean when they say "contact with the bit", what are people really looking for (the horse's nose in?)? What is the purpose?
Well, I guess different people might be looking for different things🙃 What I'm looking for is connection! I want the horse to seek the contact, it should never be forced. I want the horse to come through the back and topline, and reach softly for the contact, and of course not leaning on the bit either. I wouldn't necessarily say nose in but instead nose out with a nice, long and round neck and the dorsal line activated. I know there are a lot of those who just want the nose in but if we really want the horse to use himself correctly we need to look at the whole horse. I hope this makes any sense!😅
Great video. So it's seat leg and a little jiggle with the reign to make the horse come from behind and be more round...? Is it your calf you are using or calf and heal?
Thank you! Yes, the most important thing is to not pull back from the reins. And yes, I might use my fingers to soften the horse and "talk" to the horse, with the support from seat and legs. And I´m at least trying to use my calf and not the heel.
Thank you so much for getting back to me. I think I've been pulling too much on the reign, thereby relying on the reign to get him round. I will concentrate more on using my seat and legs and see how it goes. X
Love your training methods, very helpful!
@@DianaStoakes Thank you🙏
I have a lot of questions 😅
What do people mean when they say "contact with the bit", what are people really looking for (the horse's nose in?)? What is the purpose?
Well, I guess different people might be looking for different things🙃 What I'm looking for is connection! I want the horse to seek the contact, it should never be forced. I want the horse to come through the back and topline, and reach softly for the contact, and of course not leaning on the bit either. I wouldn't necessarily say nose in but instead nose out with a nice, long and round neck and the dorsal line activated.
I know there are a lot of those who just want the nose in but if we really want the horse to use himself correctly we need to look at the whole horse.
I hope this makes any sense!😅
Great video. So it's seat leg and a little jiggle with the reign to make the horse come from behind and be more round...? Is it your calf you are using or calf and heal?
Thank you! Yes, the most important thing is to not pull back from the reins. And yes, I might use my fingers to soften the horse and "talk" to the horse, with the support from seat and legs. And I´m at least trying to use my calf and not the heel.
Thank you so much for getting back to me. I think I've been pulling too much on the reign, thereby relying on the reign to get him round. I will concentrate more on using my seat and legs and see how it goes. X
Another helpful video thank you!
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