07/05/2024
Alot of times people are worried or get frustrated because their horses isn't in a "frame" or "on the bit" but what alot of people don't realize is that, that type of collection only comes last when you are training horses.
I always tell my students don't worry about the head and neck that will come, we first need to focus on getting the body and mind happy, when that happens everything will fall in place.
I always first want a happy free flowing horse in all the gaits, pain free and UNDERSTANDING rather than tightening the reins and trying to get something that the horse isn't ready for mentally and physically.
So yes there will be times that your horse's head is in the air or you have a horse that wants to keep stretching let him because, you know what for that time, place and lesson maybe that is the only way het knows how to carry himself under saddle (obviously checked for pain so that it's canceled out), he is also trying to figure things out, because no one just has the perfect posture, you need to give him time to strengthen his body then he'll be able to start collecting his body.
But until then don't worry too much about his head get the body going with exercises where he can learn to use his body to the best of his capability, and build upward from there, your horse will thank you for it.