Hilary Clayton Demystifies Bit Action
…by long reins that passed from the bit through rings high on each side of a longeing surcingle to mimic the position of the rider’s hands. The trainer stood behind…
…by long reins that passed from the bit through rings high on each side of a longeing surcingle to mimic the position of the rider’s hands. The trainer stood behind…
…hard in both horses and humans. Longeing without stirrups is the surest and most time-honored way to develop a long leg and independent seat, and a couple of sessions won’t…
…sometimes uses a longeing aid called a rhythm collector that can be connected to these rings. We did ride in this bit with four reins and subsequently just with two…
…own once the horse puts in a significant amount of trotting work. Longeing (preferably double lined) on a generous circle is excellent for restoring strength and flexibility to the spine…
…in their appropriate remedial use. The one “device” that might help is a set of sliding side reins used during longeing, instead of fixed side reins, which could help develop…
…him into a frame as that just slows him more. It makes no difference where I ride him, and longeing hasn’t helped. What else can I do’ Will continued training…
…see some improvement. If working with another trainer is out of the question, get your horse out of the ring and start hacking with other horses. Longeing, long-lining and round-pen…
…it is, in order to give it the right treatment to stop it from getting more serious. If things like longeing or riding the horse in a circle, careful examination…
An Idiot Is An Idiot You are absolutely right about oblivious, dangerous behavior of some people longeing horses (November 1998 editorial). I’ve ridden with people older than myself who endangered…
January 16, 2007 — It’s 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, the first full day of the George Morris Horsemastership Clinic in Wellington, Fla. The eight young riders and their mentor grooms…