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Julie (April)
| | Posted on Sunday, Apr 22, 2001 - 1:19 pm: |   |
Anybody out there have any suggestions for becoming a better pole bender? |
Nancy Herbert (Gemtwist)
| | Posted on Sunday, Apr 22, 2001 - 3:39 pm: | |
Depends on what you're doing now, but I've found a lot of barrel racers and pole benders are taking dressage lessons now to help increase the suppleness and maneuverability of their horses. Some of the old timers laugh at this, but I equate it to the football players taking dance classes. A lot of people laughed until they started winning ...
Good luck!
Nancy |
Julie (April)
| | Posted on Wednesday, Apr 25, 2001 - 12:45 am: | |
Thank you for taking the time to respond Nancy! That was a good answer and one I didn't expect! |
David J Otto (Misti)
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jun 6, 2001 - 1:23 pm: | |
as a pole bender i can tell you that the flex a horse has is really important and also to have a good seat and soft hands really helps also work more with your legs than your hands i've seen alott of girls ride to much in the horses mouth beacause of using their reins too much |
Lyssa (Brpaints)
| | Posted on Saturday, Feb 2, 2002 - 11:19 pm: | |
David is right. I'm also a pole bender and I've seen many girls get too heavy in a horse's mouth and start knocking poles down. Your manueverability comes from your seat and legs, not the horse's mouth. And flexiblity exercises are definetly a good thing to work on.
Best of Luck!
Brpaints |
Julie (April)
| | Posted on Monday, Feb 4, 2002 - 5:02 am: | |
What are some good flexibility exercises a person can do that are related to this subject? |
