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Selecting a Whip
There a couple of guidelines I use for selecting a whip. The first rule of thumb is that a whip should reach the furthest shoulder of the furthest horse. In other words, assuming you are driving from the right side of the carriage, as most of us do, the thong should reach the left shoulder of your horse. If you are driving a pair, the whip should reach the left shoulder ... Teaching Your Horse to Move off the Whip
My article in issue 157 of Driving Digest is all about the use of the whip. If you read it, you'll have some good ideas on what makes a good whip, how to handle it, and when to use it. However, unless your horse reads, he or she is not going to know what you are looking for when you apply these new skills. So to follow up to my article, here are some exercises you can do with your horse to help translate your message. Stand
Find a horse that refuses to stand, and there is a person near by who refuses to make the horse stand. First and foremost, no horse is started as a driving horse in my practice unless it can stand quietly. The horse must be willing to stand fully tacked up, without being held, while I walk a large diameter circle around the horse. Since the process of hitching a... |
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