Comments - Walking is Good for the Horse - Barnmice Equestrian Social Community2024-03-29T10:29:37Zhttp://www.barnmice.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1773158%3ABlogPost%3A594701&xn_auth=noWhat a great post Jackie, and…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-05-07:1773158:Comment:5981912012-05-07T00:17:14.844ZErica K. Freihttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/EricaKFrei159
<p>What a great post Jackie, and I agree completely that the walk is highly overlooked. Many dressage riders will counter that too much walking could ruin the gait, but I see just the opposite that it is important to do a lot of walking properly in-hand, on the lunge and under saddle in order to strengthen and condition the horse so they are able to move properly in every other gait.<br></br><br></br>As one instructor of mine used to say, things only get more difficult with speed. Yet many don't want…</p>
<p>What a great post Jackie, and I agree completely that the walk is highly overlooked. Many dressage riders will counter that too much walking could ruin the gait, but I see just the opposite that it is important to do a lot of walking properly in-hand, on the lunge and under saddle in order to strengthen and condition the horse so they are able to move properly in every other gait.<br/><br/>As one instructor of mine used to say, things only get more difficult with speed. Yet many don't want to use the walk because it lacks "excitement" as was pointed out in the passages you copied.<br/><br/>Kudos for the post. :) </p> Hi Jackie,
Thank you for anot…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-24:1773158:Comment:5958032012-04-24T13:41:34.311ZBarbara F.http://www.barnmice.com/profile/BarbaraFogler
<p>Hi Jackie,</p>
<p>Thank you for another great post. I do a lot of walking on my horse, partially becuase I like to walk off all thoughts and worries about daily life at the beginning of my ride and relax and focus on the joy of the moment.</p>
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<p>I also walk a lot because I my horse has only morning turn-out and then me riding and being with him in the afternoon, so I want him moving as much as possible. At our barn we are lucky to be beside a regional forest, everyone goes out as…</p>
<p>Hi Jackie,</p>
<p>Thank you for another great post. I do a lot of walking on my horse, partially becuase I like to walk off all thoughts and worries about daily life at the beginning of my ride and relax and focus on the joy of the moment.</p>
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<p>I also walk a lot because I my horse has only morning turn-out and then me riding and being with him in the afternoon, so I want him moving as much as possible. At our barn we are lucky to be beside a regional forest, everyone goes out as much as possible and all of these very fancy dressage horses hack like you wouldn't believe. There's nothing like a happy walk through the woods to cure what ails you!!</p> I might be old and gray but h…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-24:1773158:Comment:5956442012-04-24T04:18:38.737ZE. Allan Buckhttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/EAllanBuck
<p>I might be old and gray but horses have a hard time walking my way.</p>
<p>Most ridden horses I have dealt with have lost their natural striding walk and thus usually cannot stay along side me when I walk.</p>
<p>I can't go the distance I once could, but I can go what distance I do go with gusto and the horses learn to do it tooooooooo....LOL ;-))</p>
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<p>I might be old and gray but horses have a hard time walking my way.</p>
<p>Most ridden horses I have dealt with have lost their natural striding walk and thus usually cannot stay along side me when I walk.</p>
<p>I can't go the distance I once could, but I can go what distance I do go with gusto and the horses learn to do it tooooooooo....LOL ;-))</p>
<p> </p> Yes! Yes! Yes! I try to stres…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-24:1773158:Comment:5957372012-04-24T03:26:14.144ZCortni Volkmanhttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/CortniVolkman
<p>Yes! Yes! Yes! I try to stress this to everyone who asks horse advice from me. Kiss and I went on walks around the property for a year and a half to help her recover from a SI back injury and the strength she gained from doing so was priceless. So awesome you found this is a race training book of all things!</p>
<p>Yes! Yes! Yes! I try to stress this to everyone who asks horse advice from me. Kiss and I went on walks around the property for a year and a half to help her recover from a SI back injury and the strength she gained from doing so was priceless. So awesome you found this is a race training book of all things!</p> Hi Margaret, glad you liked i…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-23:1773158:Comment:5955212012-04-23T13:32:53.888ZJackie Cochranhttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/JackieCochran
<p>Hi Margaret, glad you liked it! By all means copy this and show it to your husband, husbands need to learn horsemanship too even if they never ride.</p>
<p>Hi Margaret, glad you liked it! By all means copy this and show it to your husband, husbands need to learn horsemanship too even if they never ride.</p> What a great find! If you don…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-23:1773158:Comment:5954422012-04-23T13:24:35.024ZCoopersmom_1958http://www.barnmice.com/profile/MargaretNippalow
<p>What a great find! If you don't mind I am going to copy this to keep as a reference and let my spouse read it.</p>
<p>What a great find! If you don't mind I am going to copy this to keep as a reference and let my spouse read it.</p> HI Jackie love your comment…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-22:1773158:Comment:5947972012-04-22T18:54:07.508ZJulie Anne Wrighthttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/JulieAnneWright
<p> HI Jackie love your comment "It was at the walk I learned to dance with my horse" Perfect!!!!!</p>
<p> HI Jackie love your comment "It was at the walk I learned to dance with my horse" Perfect!!!!!</p> Part of the reason we have al…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-22:1773158:Comment:5950202012-04-22T18:48:22.435ZJackie Cochranhttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/JackieCochran
<p>Part of the reason we have always been in a hurry with the horses is that they are SO EXPENSIVE, expensive to breed, expensive to take care of, expensive to train, equip, and they often need shoes. Expensive shoes. So people want to get a return for all this money and effort, and somehow most people do not think that riding at a walk is a supreme pleasure. </p>
<p>Besides, a lot of our training methods come from the time that horses were still used for transport and war, and humans wanted…</p>
<p>Part of the reason we have always been in a hurry with the horses is that they are SO EXPENSIVE, expensive to breed, expensive to take care of, expensive to train, equip, and they often need shoes. Expensive shoes. So people want to get a return for all this money and effort, and somehow most people do not think that riding at a walk is a supreme pleasure. </p>
<p>Besides, a lot of our training methods come from the time that horses were still used for transport and war, and humans wanted speed. </p>
<p>Once pack horses and easy-gaited riding horses left the scene the walk has just been too slow for most people who compete. At least trail riders still do quite a bit of walking. However walking has often been accused of promoting laziness in both the horse and the rider.</p>
<p>It was at a walk that I learned to dance with my horse.</p> Walk is the "Mother of all ga…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-22:1773158:Comment:5952062012-04-22T17:24:43.958Zwildehexhttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/wildehex
<p>Walk is the "Mother of all gaits' It also allows the rider TIME to experiment with the timing of all there aids in a kind of slow motion. <br></br><br></br>But also it takes 15 minutes for the synovial fluid in the joints to become viscous enough to be of use in protecting the joints from being harmed. <br></br><br></br>ALL the work should be done first in walk to 'check' the reactions. Circles/figures/halts/lateral work. Only then move on to the next gait (for older horses this may very well be…</p>
<p>Walk is the "Mother of all gaits' It also allows the rider TIME to experiment with the timing of all there aids in a kind of slow motion. <br/><br/>But also it takes 15 minutes for the synovial fluid in the joints to become viscous enough to be of use in protecting the joints from being harmed. <br/><br/>ALL the work should be done first in walk to 'check' the reactions. Circles/figures/halts/lateral work. Only then move on to the next gait (for older horses this may very well be canter).</p> Hi Jackie I agree our fast p…tag:www.barnmice.com,2012-04-22:1773158:Comment:5952042012-04-22T15:43:16.015ZJulie Anne Wrighthttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/JulieAnneWright
<p>Hi Jackie I agree our fast paced world and way of living have completely ruined our ability to enjoy and notice things. I have a beautiful hannoverian whom I had to DE-train from a frenzied life he has the most loose free walk now overtracks and swings and he is relaxed again why is it our only goal to go fast the rocking of the horses walk is soothing and relaxing and your whole being feels the sway. of course I like to canter and trot but the walk is the purest gait and speaks to us about…</p>
<p>Hi Jackie I agree our fast paced world and way of living have completely ruined our ability to enjoy and notice things. I have a beautiful hannoverian whom I had to DE-train from a frenzied life he has the most loose free walk now overtracks and swings and he is relaxed again why is it our only goal to go fast the rocking of the horses walk is soothing and relaxing and your whole being feels the sway. of course I like to canter and trot but the walk is the purest gait and speaks to us about the quietness and the connection when we feel the footfalls and feel the harmony of being together and truly this is the reason for riding!! I love to feel the sublte yet profound conscious movement at the walk thanks JUlie</p>
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