AQHAlisalove wrote:
TRD- NO JACK! hahaha I actually have a top sail whiz son at my boss's place, proven and beautiful, who I am condsideringggggg, in the future. The ET fund is growing as we speak so we will see! No jack though, ever, sorry just not my cup of tea!

Thats great jow, this was the first time without the bridle on at all, I usually tie the reins in one of her braids and leave them there *just in case* but I should have known all along I wouldn't need it with her, I know my horse like the back of my hand image

Badges, that totally all her style! I found that leaving her alone more, her manuvers are a ton better(and imagine! she learns to like spinning, and doesn't need a constant leg on her!)! She totally does have her own style and I LOVE IT!
Only thing I really help her on in the spins is lifting the shoulders now, she kind of drops every now and then, but nothing crazy.
The back up is all her too, I NEVER touch her face for that, she just throws that nose down and hauls back (now if I could just keep the hip from popping to the right when we back itll be HOT!)
I do handle her a lot in the circles, lifting her, she gives, I give, repeat repeat. She is naturally stiff, just the way she is built...she can't really help it, so that kind of stuff is nessesary. Only complaint about her though, if you can call it that lol


This is interesting because my coach for the Eq. team always says this during lessons: "People think that we have to help the horse do everything, but if we'd just get the hell out of the way and let them do their job, they are almost always better off."And it's true! I have a tendency to "babysit" my horses through everything, without giving them a chance to do it on their own. After riding with him for over a year, I've learned to trust them more and I can't believe how much better they are when I just give them the chance.

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."