tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post2305437244348986069..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Half PassMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-13747867407977398372011-03-17T17:47:56.845-06:002011-03-17T17:47:56.845-06:00Wow that really was a comprehensive answer, thanks...Wow that really was a comprehensive answer, thanks, I've got a lot to work on now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-90550615428970360482011-03-17T00:24:07.438-06:002011-03-17T00:24:07.438-06:00I'm curious how the cues are when they are nec...I'm curious how the cues are when they are neck instead of direct reined (especially if you need to make a correction). By that point in their training, do the reined horses mostly go by your body positioning, with no real "rein" cue for half pass?Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648037666735227722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-87146491790525597442011-03-16T13:15:04.373-06:002011-03-16T13:15:04.373-06:00I'm a "dressage person" but only hav...I'm a "dressage person" but only have been doing dressage as a show discipline for a year and a half. I make this clarification because good riders use dressage regardless of their discipline. I'm already sick of the "western riders can't use dressage!" attitude out there.<br /><br />Sounds to me like you're doing everything right, and I'm thrilled to know my early instructors aren't the only western riders (of any type of western discipline) using dressage basics for training. It's so easy to get the horse's head where you want it if you can control the body, and it can be done easily without tie-downs and other gimmicks if you ride right. Sure, you may want an aid at some point, but training and actually teaching the horse to let you control its body is the needed fundamental!Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-17465412936714311432011-03-16T13:02:58.041-06:002011-03-16T13:02:58.041-06:00Love the part about the ears...I've been check...Love the part about the ears...I've been checking shoulders and don't like to drop my head down like that.<br /><br />Seems pretty much what I've read/seen for dressage. Not surprised, you tend to do most the same way. <br /><br />Except for the cows :) Hmmm...turn some cows loose in a dressage arena and let the fun begin!<br /><br />JackieHorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.com