01/23/2025
SHOW ME YOUR HANDS
Some food for thought today. At our house we have a lot of passion for training top notch horses, so sometimes our dinner table discussions are fairly in depth. Our son brought up the topic of “cave man hands”.
As our riding progresses so should the dexterity in our hands. Being it on your reins, halter shank or just touching our horse. When I was learning how to train barrel horses I was thought to soften my forearm. Being a nurse and athlete I thought I could figure that out. Well it’s not easy as it sounds. I like to explain it to my kids and at my clinics to ride with an open soft hand. Pulling in a horse hard and from a loose rein is never really the answer and you will most likely find resistance. Riding with contact and an open soft hand won’t solve all your troubles but it will help build trust between you and your horse. 🐎