10 Things Every Trail Horse Should
Know
- How to walk
- How to back up
- How to turn on the forehand
- How to pivot on the quarters
- How to sidepass
- How to go upslope
- How to go downslope (6 and 7 are
balance-related)
- How to tie
- How to wait
- How to pony
10+ Things Every Trail Rider Should
Know
- How to ask his horse for all 10 things a
trailhorse should know
- How to give his horse confidence
- How to follow or lead
- How to give basic first aid (even knowing
what not to do can be useful)
- How to plan a picket (how to hold a
horse)
- How to stay found
- How to tie 4 knots: square, halfhitch,
bowline, and halter hitch
- How to gauge his horse's condition without
artificial aids
- How to judge terrain
- How to share the trail with other
users
- How to communicate up and down the line
when riding in a group.
Questions? Ideas? War stories? Drop me a note
at phetsy@earthlink.net .