Tag: on the bit

The elusiveness of contact

November 21, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

The idea of riding with “contact” is pretty straight forward. You should have a light but steady feel of your horse’s mouth that allows you to contain and direct their energy. The tricky part comes with the fact that you cannot force contact; your horse has to seek it. And that comes from engaging your […]

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Is your horse “on the bit”?

July 23, 2011.Reading time 5 minutes.

There seems to be a lot of confusion in the riding world about the term “on the bit.” Lots of people tell me their horse is on the bit . . . but at least half of the time the horse is either behind the bit or over the bit. Anywhere, in fact, except on […]

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