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2007-03-24 07:33:13 · 3 answers · asked by littlemisssunshine 2 in Pets Other - Pets

Is a half halt like checking up?

2007-03-24 10:21:21 · update #1

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half-halt, as I know it, is a hardly-visable cue to your horse that it's going a bit too fast. I squeeze the reins a bit, but slow down my movement tempo with my thighs and abdomen. (more core muscles than pulling)
a rein-back is like a backwards trot, but you shouldn't have to worry about it unless you do dressage.

2007-03-24 07:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by jamielne 2 · 0 0

The half-halt is a hardly visible, almost simultaneous co-ordinated action of the seat, the legs and the hand of the rider, with the object of increasing the the attention and balance of the horse before the execution of several movements or transitions to lesser or higher paces. In shifting slightly more weight onto the horse's quarters, the engagement of the hind legs and the balance on the haunches are facilitated, for the benefit of the lightness of the forehand and the horse's balance as a whole.

The rein-back is a dressage term to indicate the two-beat movement in which a horse is asked to back up. The horse picks up and sets down its feet almost in diagonal pairs, and moves straight backwards with the line of his forelegs following those of his hind. The horse should remain on the aids during the rein-back.

2007-03-24 14:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by toni1336 3 · 1 0

A half halt is when your horse is a little fast you give little tugs on the outside rein or on certain horses with both reins

2007-03-24 14:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by iluffyouuu;]] 2 · 0 0

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