Mule
Well-Known Member
I was just reading the thread on riding a horse without a contact and I was thinking about my own horse who was ridden with hard sawing hands by a former owner who was trying to ride him 'on the bit' 😒
Has anyone else had to retrain horses because of a misunderstanding of what contact really is?
My boy took a long time to build the strength needed to carry himself properly. He can still be quite stiff at times. He also had a bulge on his neck from misuse of draw reins which is now thankfully gone.
I would have rathered his former owner had never thought about his outline and just ridden him as he found him. Has anyone here had a similar experience?
Has anyone else had to retrain horses because of a misunderstanding of what contact really is?
My boy took a long time to build the strength needed to carry himself properly. He can still be quite stiff at times. He also had a bulge on his neck from misuse of draw reins which is now thankfully gone.
I would have rathered his former owner had never thought about his outline and just ridden him as he found him. Has anyone here had a similar experience?