| Author | Message | ||
     Dick Rodger |
Many thanks, Mike. You have cleared that up very well. | ||
| Mike Watts |
Dick - horses that take part in driving trials are trained to back on voice + rein command - the driver says "back", the horse backs... it's a bit like backing a trailer, tricky to steer, but the horses seem to take to it quite happily and this doesn't seem to upset them or make them want to kick. The groom doesn't need to get down and help. Back's also a useful command when you want to get into the horse's stable and it's standing in the doorway. I'm sure someone else will be able to tell you more... Coome to a driving trial and you'll see horses backing in the dressage test. | ||
| Dick Rodger |
Rank beginner here, so don't laugh. Would it be possible for someone to describe to me the way a horse-drawn vehicle is taken backwards into an entryway? I remember seeing it as a child, but I have no idea what was involved. I am told that a horse normally only steps backwards if it is about to kick, and also that you don't stand in front of his head. but apart from that...zero. Many thanks. |