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To: haqihana who wrote (23118)	10/5/2007 3:47:09 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

English tack riders worth their salt don't use the reins except to reinforce the aids given by the seat and legs. Dressage uses the biomechanics of the horse to get the horse to move and to change movements as a natural reaction to a small irritant. For example when you sit on one seat bone the horse naturally tends to drop the back on that side; this causes a curve in their movement to form and they turn a circle; the reins help prevent the horse from slipping a shoulder to escape. Horses taught to respond to English tack riding don't know what is up when a cowboy tries to yank their face around. ;0)