Great conversation Brett. Happy sunday. I'm Western straight up but... Lol I stared studying dressage about 3 years ago, from a distance at first Immediately. My Experience In this experiment opened my eyes to understanding Collection And developing collection Through the hores. I feel like I can actually understand what you're talking about. Before Nothing really made sense When things were being explained to me about head carriage collection Et cetera... Absolutely appreciate you Brett Have a great day
@@dannonya8783 well I was going to say, maybe I have experience there, or not...I mean, there's alot of understanding going on there.😄 Hopefully the stay away understanding!!!!
For what it's worth...I've seen videos of on-track trotters in Europe who carry their heads as high as their elbows, and vids of American trotters who have their heads so high they look like stargazers, which I don't care for. I'd rather let them carry thier head where they like it, as long as I can steer them. JMO
@HorsemanshipAsAnArt I'm not sure how you meant that reply, so I'll respond this way... there are good barns, where sore horses are properly rested and cared for; and there are bad barns, where horses are pushed beyond their physical limits. I make sure that I only work in good barns.
@@user-mb1hg4qu9f Im not sure how I meant that either, I had had two drinks after a long day. I think I meant something but didn't get the idea across. Yes I agree with the good barn bad barn thing.
I have to ask your reference for war horses being ridden behind the vertical when charging enemy troops. My hobby is studying the war horse. Early on I studied the strategy and tactics as any historian does, however, in the last year I have transitioned to studying equipment, weapons, and training of both horse and rider, spanning from medieval period to 20th century. I have been able to try a few things I've learned with my horses jousting (Future content on my channel.)
I want to thank you profusely for this message. Unfortunately, it'll probably never be read by the ones that need it the most. I ride in the discipline with the most despised "horsemanship", next to gymkhana, in the world! Team Penning and Ranch Sorting. I try my best to keep the horsemanship in it. There are a few "so called trainers" out there that want to bring the horses noses behind. Why?... I always ask. I've never watched a cutting horse get down on it's knees and kiss it's nose on the dirt. SMH But these folks will lope around the warm up arena diggin there nose down there, lookin' all cool, just to watch it come to natural level at best...and many times straight up in the air when they cut their mouth in two to get a stop!!! hehehe I think, personally, a horse should have a natural head carriage and they'll still watch a cow and work it....cuz they're looking at it! But who am I to say anything???!!! Really enjoy your videos! Keep it up ol' son!
Im glad you like the videos. My Mom was made to to carry books on her head while carrying a glass of water on a book in her hands. She has excellent posture. I guess it goes both ways.
My pet peeve. Creating Hoover Vacuums, peanut pushers is a sin, very ugly and unnatural. I like the top of my horse's ears to be no higher than the top of my saddle horn and to stay there unless they are at a dead run or on a trail ride. The reining world has regressed.
