tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post5864849808473626171..comments2023-09-20T02:40:17.614-05:00Comments on Dressage Mom: Semi regular Weekly Post - GadgetsDressage Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741448152235721941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-25347600371828986752012-06-17T20:37:20.011-05:002012-06-17T20:37:20.011-05:00Thanks for this frank discussion.
I get really ...Thanks for this frank discussion. <br /><br />I get really annoyed when I see photos or videos of people riding in draw reins with a disclaimer like "get over it". So few want to work or take time to do something well and correctly.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-72596654336462184982012-06-08T18:06:27.545-05:002012-06-08T18:06:27.545-05:00I'm curious how you feel about using a standin...I'm curious how you feel about using a standing martingale for a young kid just learning to ride that is on a horse throws its head. Yes, in an ideal world there would be no green horses with green riders but in reality I see most green riders with relatively green horses - or older horses that have grown sour.Marnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241962543917686722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-3462783329254784572012-06-07T18:18:10.104-05:002012-06-07T18:18:10.104-05:00Great post. I use a standing martingale on my hors...Great post. I use a standing martingale on my horse and my trainer complains that it is too long, but the way i see it, its not meant to keep his head in a frame, its meant to keep him from whackadoing my nose in a precarious situation!L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-61863505928293014262012-06-07T12:58:09.687-05:002012-06-07T12:58:09.687-05:00I forget who said it, whether it was Zettl or DeKu...I forget who said it, whether it was Zettl or DeKunffy or someone else, but the quote was "where draw reins start, training stops." Maybe it's my imagination but I feel like you can tell when a horse has been worked in draw reins. There is something too "confined" and not quite "live" about the connection. The conversation is or isn't happening, or there is a certain agreement between horse and rider that is or isnt there. Their head may be in a predictable place but it doesn't look right.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.com