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Discussion on Instructor has me confused
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Mrenee
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Posted on Friday, Feb 7, 2003 - 11:04 am:
ok...lets confuse you more! I use leg to teach, but a finished horse is cued from the bit. It works for me. The leg cues are then "backup". If you cue your horse, and he misses his cues, you have your leg aids to assist. I have a friend who is a congress reiner winner, and his horse is cued more from body position and the bit. But, horses in training he uses leg. But I don't think there are any "wrong" or "right" ways. I believe if your horse knows the cue to spin to the left, you shouldn't be having to press with the inside, support with the outside...yada yada yada. My daughter rides hunter/jumper and uses her legs alot. She took reining lessons on a finished reiner last summer, and he could not spin with her. Her legs prevented his ribcage from bending and he was stiff. Jim kept telling her legs OFF. Just use the reins. It was so difficult for her as she has rode one particular way for 7 years! So..anyway...personally, the less cues and aids for me the better. But, like I said, different strokes for different folks, and they all work.
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