Thursday, February 7, 2008

Anne Gribbons and Contact

I am always a bit behind in my reading, but tonight I did get through the December 21 Chronicle of the Horse. Anne Gribbons has a wonderful article on contact at: http://www.chronofhorse.com/index.php?cat=23007043193535&ShowArticle_ID=1212012070529024

You have to be a subscriber to the Chronicle to read this -- borrow one if you don't have it. I spend my life trying to help riders with the feel of a correct, elastic connection with the horse's mouth -- to be "there" without pulling, to have total elasticity without losing the contact, to be serious about riding half halts. Anne does a lovely job explaining this.

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