If you kick one side of the horse, the other side is going too, right?
2006-07-12 01:20:20 · 7 answers · asked by Enigma 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
because it sounds cooler when they walk.....LOL :-)
2006-07-12 01:24:28 · answer #1 · answered by NS42day 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get an "A" for original reasoning, but look...if you use spurs on just one side of the horse, the horse might move in the opposite direction away from the side you kicked. Using spurs on both sides insures the horse moves forward instead of sideways. Giddyyap.
2006-07-12 08:26:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you turn a horse right, slightly pull the reins to the right and you tap him with your left spur. Want to turn left? Reins to the left and tap him with your right spur. Go forward, use both. Horses naturally move away from pressure. As for slanted boots, some of us ride oxbow stirrups and need them to keep our foot from going through the stirrup if we get in a storm.
2006-07-12 15:30:42 · answer #3 · answered by cmdynamitefreckles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you kick one side, the horse will shy in one direction. If you want to go straight, you need 2.
2006-07-12 08:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But you might want to turn either left or right in which case you would use the opposing spur.
2006-07-12 08:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason cowboy boots have slanted heels
2006-07-12 08:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by Mack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they only wore one they would walk in circles. That would pout anyone off balance
2006-07-12 08:23:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋