Horse Geeks Episode 168: How Horses Respond to Aids

The Horse Geeks Podcast - Where we look at horses and riding from the inside out



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Topic: Any aid we give a horse, using reins, legs, seat or tools, does not automatically mean that our horse responds the way we want or does what we think we are asking for. Aids are a dynamic resistant force that we apply. Aid resist what is currently happening but does not really tell our horse what to do. We give a leg aid when we want to resist the current speed in order to get more speed from our horse. But our leg aid can not tell our horse how fast or for how long. When our horse slows down is the next opportunity we have to give the same aid again. If we constantly drive our horse forward - anticipating a slow down that has not happened yet - then our leg aids start to mean nothing at all. We just sound like a nag to our horse. Our aids can only say "no" to our horse, doing whatever our horse is currently doing, but we have to wait and see how our horse responds to our aids in order to know when and what kind of aid is needed next.



Guest: Deb Romero, certified Alexander Technique Instructor

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Host: Kirsten Nelsen, professional horse trainer

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