Riding Mr. T with No Bit- Cantering & Discussing Off Bit & On the Bit - Buddy Gets Hit- Part 2 of 3

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I ride and canter two different horses with NO prep, No riding in a month or more and no proper warm up or slow controlled riding. This is when you see where a horse really is. If I did this all time it would not take long for both these horses to become unmanageable, resistance and dominant. Doing these short rides are good to see how you are doing and how good you and your horse know each other.

Part one of a three part series about cantering a horse in a rope halter. I ride Buddy and Mr T and have them canter while showing how to ride with one rein when you have two reins. I also talk about a horse being "on the bit" or "on the halter". I show contact and lose reins riding. When Buddy rears he is reacting to me not being clear, not warming him up properly and not being a clear strong leader. He does NOT buck when I do things better and right.

In part two I ride Mr. T, he is older and more riding time than Buddy, but he is much easier to get to move, not so good at getting him to stop or slow down.

In part three I ride Buddy, much younger, and likes to play, I am let him get away with little more since he was abused and neglected, so he tries to buck and rear, just like I say I am going to cause him to do.

l talk about TV series called Brain Games where they do good studies and test to show how our human brains work. The more you look at yourself the better you will do for your horse. Here is link: http://braingames.nationalgeographic....

As usually I move around on lots of topics and areas, but I try and tie all three parts together.

Buddy and Mr. T you are good boys.

Here is Link to Part One:   • Cantering Horses with No bits- Hands ...  

Here is Link to Part Three:    • Riding Buddy with No Bit- Cantering &...