Spanish Walk?

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Not one for showing off, but just wondered what the basis of the spanish walk was, as people ask me and i dont know!
If anyone knows please tell
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hmm i am going to keep an eye on this post coz i have no idea what it is. wont try it on my horse though he is too old
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The thing with Spanish walk is that the way its taught can be open to exploitation a little bit by people who perhaps aren't really experience enough to be teaching it.

Well thats my opinion... also might be why Weezy was curious about why the OP wanted to know before explaining anything. It IS at the end of the day, a high school movement and should really be taught by people who are pretty experienced - both riders and at working horses from the ground

As I said, just my opinion of course
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Id love to train my horse to do Spanish Walk - why not? I think its best if they're the right type though like a Spanish breed. Ive seen how they teach it but TBH I cant be bothered to even begin!
 
The article in HORSE this month, although I agree with the working on the ground etc, I think a few things are touched on but not really explained fully and I question that

TBH I just do not understand why people want to teach their horses, for want of a better word, circus tricks - Iberians are predisposed to the Spanish Walk, hence why they do it easily, there ARE benefits (freeing up the shoulders etc) however I do not think it is correct or beneficial to encourage people whose experience we do not know to start playing wth these movements - far too many people IMHO want to teach their horses to Spanish walk to show off - nothing more, nothing less, and movements like this take time, perseverance and positivity to carry out correctly - if you dont know what you are doing you could end up with a very peed off horse who will strive to do what he thinks he SHOULD be doing (extending up and out) and then lose your natural walk

Anyway, thats my view on it - I asked why the OP wanted to know, she wouldnt say, I wont comment!
 
I agree with you totally... the article in Horse was only a brief summary of all the techniques... everything touched on in the article would take a whole book to explain properly. Nice to see classical in-hand work being covered in a mainstream horse mag though... makes a change from the usual regurgitated articles
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I thought that she said in answer to your question that she doesn't want to teach her horse but is just intriuged as to how / why you would teach a horse.
 
Nice link St Bernard. And as for the rest of this thread i expect people who teach their horses to do it think showjumpers and eventers are just as mad/illinformed/ strange whatever. it has its roots in classical equitatiion, you could argue it enhances the beauty of the walk and so if people want to do it i have no problem. Mind you i spend too much time wishing to see a few decent free walks on a long rein when i am judging so i would rather see people working on that first.
 
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Mind you i spend too much time wishing to see a few decent free walks on a long rein when i am judging so i would rather see people working on that first.

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Which is exactly WHY I always ask why someone wants to teach their horse to carry out this movement! If they said that they knew of its benefits then fine, but most, IMHO, just want to use it to show off!
 
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Which is exactly WHY I always ask why someone wants to teach their horse to carry out this movement! If they said that they knew of its benefits then fine, but most, IMHO, just want to use it to show off!

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She said she doesn't want to teach her horse though - she is just interested!!!!!!
 
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