hannah87
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if the horse feels light in your hands, is mouthing the bit & feels active from behind, is he "on the bit" and working "correctly"?
going "correctly"
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Bossanova
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Not necessarily, no...... I suppose it depends on your perception of active from behind......
I take the term 'on the bit' to basically mean on the aids and working from behind into a consistant contact of which the horse is totally accepting.
It's actually not acheived very often imho!!
I take the term 'on the bit' to basically mean on the aids and working from behind into a consistant contact of which the horse is totally accepting.
It's actually not acheived very often imho!!
alicedove
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I think so yes. Maybe that wouldn't be the whole of, but it would feel like that yes.
He'd have to be bending the right way and degree.
Responsive.
Rythmic and consistent, to a point. I suppose it could be for a really short time, but longer is best!
Attentive, have those droopy ears!
I suppose to be on the bit he'd have to be not on the fore-hand...
He'd have to be bending the right way and degree.
Responsive.
Rythmic and consistent, to a point. I suppose it could be for a really short time, but longer is best!
Attentive, have those droopy ears!
I suppose to be on the bit he'd have to be not on the fore-hand...
KatB
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No because being light in the hand could mean their head is in your face!!
Generally its is working actively from behind into a soft rresponsive contact with a softly swinging back over a rounded topline created from the horse beng correctly "engaged" from leg to hand....very generally!!!
Generally its is working actively from behind into a soft rresponsive contact with a softly swinging back over a rounded topline created from the horse beng correctly "engaged" from leg to hand....very generally!!!