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Pastimes : My House
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To: E who wrote (681)9/11/2002 6:23:34 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Read Replies (3) of 7689
 
The writer is reviewing a book in which that is routinely done by one of the book's characters. No indication is given of how the horse is controlled.



Work begins with assessing rider balance, learning horse communication tools through position and movement, and becoming a better team member with their horse. Mounted lessons usually start bareback with a bareback pad, so that the student can learn how to "feel" the horse and begin to feel the reaction of the horse to their requests, along with beginning to feel their own position and movement more clearly.

The rider learns how to move and stop the horse through the body and position without reins (a safety line is used). Bareback, the rider develops true balance - not artificial balance made by the saddle and stirrups. Once true balance is achieved, the rider no longer needs to use excess muscles to grip the horse to stay on, and is able to use less energy getting less fatigued.

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