In jumping, I don't consciously rein my horse to the next obstacle - I turn my head and shoulders and LOOK at it. That's enough pressure on the reins and hips to tell the mare where to go, unless we're doing something like a 180 or 270 degree turn (our trainer LOVES those darned things). Then sometimes Gracie decides that she thinks she knows where we're heading next, and if she's wrong I have to really sit down and lean on her.
Hair, have a good time.
I’m no expert and it is hard to tell for sure from one still photo, but I’ve seen horses leap like that coming out of a turn..Usually happens when the horse has not curved around the barrel, but more or less planted his front feet and swung his butt out, then to get back in line they have to kind of do a turn on the hunches, picking up their front end to get straight. They can still get good times, but do lose some turning in that fashion. But as I say, it’s really hard to tell form one still picture.
Becky
I’m a bit bummed. I’m not sure what happened, but every time I’ve walked out the front door this morning, one of the baby swallows (4), is laying dead on the porch...they were way to little to be trying to fly, anyone have a clue why they would be jumping out now?
I think, but am not sure, that my cat may have gotten one of the parents yesterday, there were a few feathers on the porch, but at the time I didn’t think much about it, now I’m wondering. Maybe one parent couldn’t keep them fed well enought??? I’ve seen one come and fly to the nest...so I know at least one of them is still coming.
Becky
I got a chuckle out of that. "LOOK" is what everyone on the rail yells, when someone is running barrels. Must work!