blitznbobs
Well-Known Member
Interesting experience today I was out hacking with a largish group off road. There was a mixed bag of eventer and dressage riders . We arrived at an ‘obstacle ‘ (big tractor with trailer load of flappy haylage bales) which we had to pass ... (driver was great cut engine and waited for us) I was at the back of the group and it was really interesting to observe. Almost to a man (or woman) the eventers rode past without any modification to their riding and they all spooked and the riders effectively dealt with the result. The dressage riders used some form of antispook tactic (leg yield/ shoulder in) none of which spooked .. everyone was fine, nothing bad happened to anyone but it left me wondering what was better for the horses training and I’m in 2 minds ... discuss