Recent content by Horsely

Hi guys, Thanks for all your replies...nice to know I'm not the only one who thought it was a bad experience. They did say she would be in the sand school next time, so I'm hoping this will make a difference for both her and the horse...hopefully she will have a few more "land marks" to focus on...

Hi Cala, Your brindle looks remarkably like mine! Who's the father?! Mine's a complete "male model" very handsome but no brains lol. Mine plays with my Staffie and gives as good as he gets..he even yodels running down the stairs!! I do agree with another poster...they do run off if you're not...

Hi Tia, Thanks for that. Can people use voice commands or leg aids also to rein back? I didn't use my legs but gave a voice command and pulled back on the reins slightly. Seemed to work! Is it dependent on how the trainer has taught the command or is there a standard way of teaching it?

Hello, This week my other half had a half hour riding lesson for the first time since she was little. I was a bit unsure what to make of the lesson, as was she, and it's been 17 years since my first riding lesson so can't remember!!! She basically spent half an hour trying to get the horse to...

Hi, This week I had my second western riding lesson and have two questions which never occured to me at the time: The first is which hand do you hold the reins in when riding one handed? The second is what is the correct command for rein back? Just curious to know what other people have been...