Comments on: Beginning Horse Riding : What Is Collection Horse Training?

By: PEDE5TRIAN

PEDE5TRIAN — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:17 +0000

Absolutely.
Absolutely.

By: horsebackrider420

horsebackrider420 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:17 +0000

dude, wtf are you …
dude, wtf are you talking about?

By: horsebackrider420

horsebackrider420 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:17 +0000

yep, lol in western …
yep, lol in western pleasure its all about how low your horses head is, and how crippled it looks. boy, what an amazing dicipline….

By: WhippleBaby

WhippleBaby — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:17 +0000

A collected horse …
A collected horse is more balanced and is under better control. Every horse should be able to collect.

By: PEDE5TRIAN

PEDE5TRIAN — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:16 +0000

Many western riders …
Many western riders actually care a lot about showing off their tasteless outfits, especially in western pleasure. Some riders’ attitude and looks make me wanna puke on their shiny shoes.

By: gottoride3

gottoride3 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:11 +0000

NONE OF YOUR …
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

By: EquineKisses

EquineKisses — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:10 +0000

collection and …
collection and submission are not even similar…it’s obvious that everyone at expert village is clueless!

By: TheCimarroncowgirl

TheCimarroncowgirl — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:09 +0000

If you haven’t seen …
If you haven’t seen the Myler Bit video, A Whole Bit Better”, I highly suggest it for anyone who may not understand the mechanics of bitting a horse and how it works in the horses mouth. I do not own a Myler bit, yet, but plan on trying them basis the info given.

By: thatperson195

thatperson195 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:09 +0000

although this is a …
although this is a method of collextion, I think collection is made by teaching the horse to properly balance and not with the reins. with using the rein and not teaching the horse to balnce by using slower gaits and proper turns, the horse wont use his hindquarters as much, he will just bend his neck.

By: fowlerpower2009

fowlerpower2009 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:09 +0000

I think that it is …
I think that it is rather contradicting to assume that you should make your horse submit to anything. I do believe that collection is very important especially when showing, however it is a partnership and submission is NEVER the answer, perhaps a different word should have been used.