The *Volume* of Your Aids

Riding is supposed to be about developing a harmonious partnership between horse and rider. When done extremely well, the horse appears to be performing entirely on his own, just following the thoughts and desires of his rider by apparent telepathy.

More commonly, we see riders doing lots of strong driving, kicking, spurring, pulling, yanking, and overall using aids that are just... shall we say, a bit crude??

So, if the "crude aids" category sounds frighteningly familiar to you... how do you go about changing to the more "harmonious partnership" mentioned above, with a horse that is responsive to feather light aids??

It CAN be done... and with just about ANY horse! Any horse can be taught to be alert, attentive, and responsive to nearly invisible aids. The key is to... (Click on Article Title above (in blue) to read full article)