A Willingness to Repeat
An overheard phrase, in relation to the gym made me ask, are all our horses willing to repeat an exercise?. An eagerness to allow an exercise to be reapplied often enough to make a positive change. I had to sit with this for a moment or two. Honestly, I let it stir around endlessly in my brain for about a week! Being careful and always chasing that elusive never to be found last detail while riding a younger more sensitive horse makes me love delving into these thoughts. Just the question alone makes me think about the factors that would effect the way a horse receives our signals and exercises. If the exercise is theory does that mean my horse receives it easily? Does the suitability of the exercise mean it’s easy to apply? When I think about how often I have to fathom through tweaking an exercise for myself to make it fit makes me pause before I choose an exercise for my horse. So not ever nervous to try an exercise implies a level of confidence from the horse in the rider but ...
