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Post by princessstacie22 on Jul 17, 2009 10:25:50 GMT
Perhaps that's an alternative method of 'between hand and leg' !! But seriously, you can't generalise - that's why in PC it's at the discretion of the kid's DC - they know the child (hopefully) and their pony. The problem these days is that a lot of children do not have knowledgable horsey parents - ponies are more widely owned than they were 30 years ago - most kids having ponies then had parents who had also ridden, so would pass on methods & knowledge. If you want to blame someone try some of the wonderful AI's out there - they think they're Gods, but, at the end of the day, they're only ASSISTANT instructors!! why would it be their fault?  ?? i know quite a few AI''s and they're bl**dy good at their jobs. And in my eyes some of them are gods, they have helped me when i felt like giving up and made me the rider i am today! |
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Post by toshiba on Mar 5, 2013 19:12:38 GMT
I was always told, and still am today tap on the shoulder when they misbehave i.e. napping. A tap behind the leg when they will not listen to your leg.
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Post by mara on Mar 17, 2013 14:50:27 GMT
A good slap down the shoulder with a jumping style whip can be very useful for a horse/pony that sets its jaw & tries to shoulder out to a jump if needed.
As to the rest of it - no excuse & totally pointless.
And I don't back up my leg aid with a tap of a whip - they get smacked firmly & generally I never need to use one again - they learn to respect my leg and seat aids.
A tap behind the leg with a schooling whip usually just leads to a swish of the tail & a niggly, resistant horse and one that continues to ignore the leg aids.
I've not had to carry a whip for years, other than for the showring & don't like schooling whips being acceptable in a dressage test these days.
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?? i know quite a few AI''s and they're bl**dy good at their jobs. And in my eyes some of them are gods, they have helped me when i felt like giving up and made me the rider i am today!
