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No. I've seen reiner babies do that exact move out in the pasture. Good horsemen take good care of their horse's legs to keep them sound.
I was thinking more in terms of the mouth. I know nothing about horses. How does she get the horse to stop so quickly? Is it all legs and feet (hers and horse?)
I keep coming back to this video. It really is beautiful. Do you think the horse is aware of the audience's cheers and that it means approval? /some animals seem to thrive on this kind of attention...born performers.
I was thinking more in terms of the mouth. I know nothing about horses. How does she get the horse to stop so quickly? Is it all legs and feet (hers and horse?)
I keep coming back to this video. It really is beautiful. Do you think the horse is aware of the audience's cheers and that it means approval? /some animals seem to thrive on this kind of attention...born performers.
if done right a horse should not feel pain when asked to stop. with that said horses have personalities just like people. some are stubborn and or lazy and don't want to "listen". a rider may have to be more forceful with their aids to communicate to their horse what they want them to do. that said there are many humans who are too heavy handed and have hurt their horses mouth by being too rough, too often. there is a term for it but I don't remember what it is. it is hard to work with a horse that his mouth so conditioned to rough treatment it really no longer feels the bit.
yes, some horses are aware they are in the ring. we had a great little old pony for my daughter that knew she was in the show ring. after doing the walk, trot, canter both ways she knew it was time for line up and would head to center ring and position herself for the line up.
edited to add, some horse breeds are better at this full stop than others. most would use a quarter horse for reining as they have very strong haunches and back end. an example is thoroughbreds are used more for racing as they are finer bone and can run faster for longer stretches.
I was thinking more in terms of the mouth. I know nothing about horses. How does she get the horse to stop so quickly? Is it all legs and feet (hers and horse?)
I keep coming back to this video. It really is beautiful. Do you think the horse is aware of the audience's cheers and that it means approval? /some animals seem to thrive on this kind of attention...born performers.
It's mostly legs/seat. When I sit deep on my horse, all forward motion stops, instantly. He's not a reiner so he doesn't slide (he's not built for it), but it's the same concept.
Here's a good video to watch; no saddle and no bridle.
Horses are like people - some thrive on a crowd's attention and for some it doesn't make a difference.
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