I hope ya'all dont think Im stupid for asking this but I have never used spurs but I see other people do it at different times. At what point do you introduce...
I've never had to use spurs. I believe that a horse who is trained to be sensitive to the touch and 'nudge' of the rider's legs and feet should NOT need to be...
I use spurs as an extention of my leg. They can be good horse horse that does not move however you need to figure out why the horse won't move first. Are the...
All of my horses are trained to respond to my leg, my goal is to ride with my body, my spurs are just an extention of my leg. I don't use them alot, but they...
I always use them, esp on younger horses , if used as apart of the cueing process the older the horse gets the less you need them, It is amazing the...
I ride very few of my pleasure horses with spurs, and then as a training aid. I prefer to use the dull round rowel or the prince of wales type, which is just...
I don't think any question is dumb. There is always something to learn. I had never worn spurs until the second trainer I had suggested them because my legs...
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I am not sure wbout anyone else, but I used my spurs about every other time I ride. I mostly use it for fine tuning my horses turns and sidepasses. I also...
I have never shown my walker in western classes only saddleseat. can someone tell me if you still put the ribbon in the mane for Western classes. My son is...
i believe you can go either way. most i've seen have no ribbons though. Kelly aka Krellas Opequon Creek Farm - Winchester, VA ... I have never shown my walker...
... I'm sorry, but, that is incorrect. You can not go either way, you can not have ribbons in a western class. If you need to make a quick change from english...
make your ribbons and put them on and off with rubber bands instead of weaving them into the mane. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Or you...
If it's a walking horse western class- no ribbons and you hold the reins with one hand. You are allowed a finger between the reins if they are split reins. If...
Terri, It is not appropriate to put ribbons on a TWH in a western class and I believe it might even be in the rule book. I have my ribbons done with alligator...
You can go to the www.nwha.com website and the rule book will address many
of these questions. Also you can call the TWHBEA and ask for a Youth
Versatility...
You remove the braids for any western class. Ashley __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to...
Thanks for all the info, I will have to try that with the ribbons. I'm also glad you told me about the chain and curb strap, I would have used my chain and...
oh k my bad.. there are NO twhbea shows in my area.. just a "gaited" class in an open horse show. as long as the horse gaits and you ride properly, thats all...
hi! please check out a new gaited horse site for georgia residents please go to georgiagaitedhorses-subscribe@yahoogroups.com please spread the word to all...
if you enter a class at a show, and you are the only one in the class, do you automatically get 1st place, or a participant ribbon? Kelly aka Krellas Opequon...
I seen this happen a couple times and they gave the 1st place ribbon it might be different at different shows though ... From: "Kelly / Opequon Creek Farm"...
