01/13/2024
MAKE yourself learn to ride one handed...
You'll be surprised in 2 ways;
Firstly, how much your horse DOESN'T know how to do themselves that they SHOULD know how to do.
And secondly, how much your horse ENJOYS the freedom of responsibility
The important pitfall of riding one-handed is rein management. The rider must, and I cannot over emphasize *MUST* learn how to steer the horse and simultaneously manage rein length, so as not to pull the poor horse's head in the wrong direction!🤯
Beyond the ability to "slip and climb" your reins, meaning slip a little on the outside and climb a little on the inside to make sure the horse's nose is in the direction of travel, there are 2 moves made by the Wrist to "give a little on the outside, and take a little on the inside. "
Move 1, when you are riding Flat-Handed, as in using rope reins, you need to be able to c**k your wrist left and right to be able to lengthen the outside and shorten the inside appropriately.
Move 2, when you are riding Vertical-Handed, or Semi Vehicle-Handed, as in Polo reins, split reins or romel reins, you need to be able to "tilt and twist" your wrist forward and backwards, left and right, appropriately, so to always tip the nose in the direction of travel.
Quality one-handed riding allows you to open a gate, swing a rope, swing a Polo mallet or shake someone's hand 🤝
Riding one-handed requires you to be able to "push" your horse the direction you'd like to go, instead of direct reining them like they are forever in colt-starting kindergarten. It's the intelligence level of being able to "send" (a push technique) your horse into the trailer vs "lead" (or worse draaaag the horse into the trailer😱).
Take the challenge, you won't be disappointed!
Happy Saturday,
Kalley
Foundation Horsemanship is a natural program designed to give both you and your horse confidence.
