03/15/2010 (1:02 am)
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this kinda goes with my last question, but im learning so please bare with me everyone :)
in the past when i was younger around 15 i was taught to ride with two hands in western, is this ok? with it effect the neck reining or anything? it feels much more natural for me to use two hands so im just curious.The purpose of Neck Reining is so that you CAN ride with one hand. Using 2 defeats the purpose.
Schooling with 2 hands is acceptable when NOT in the show ring. But then it's referred to as direct reining.which ever one works best for you and your horse. u need to use both hands - western riding is just like english. u should use both hands but if your horse neck reins then use one if u can. the tradition hand to use while neck reining or one handed riding is the left, not the right. but however you feel comfortable.as long as you arent showing its fine. I ride with two hands sometimes.
if your showing WP, you cant. You have to ride with one, and you can only ride with two if your horse is under 5.i think that would be fine unless your at a show. and if its a really fast horse you can control it more with both hands
I have 56 years of experience, both western and english, and with very successful western showing experience. When I am not in the show arena, I am riding on a snaffle and two handed whenever I am doing training exercises. If I am just trail riding around, I neck rein on very loose reins. My horses are trained to respond to legs and seat cues, and what I do with the reins is usually irrelevant most of the time. the only time it really matters is when prepping for the show arena, when you must ride with one hand on a curb bit, and your horse must respond to vibrations from the reins. To keep that lightness, I always ride on a snaffle with two reins in training until the show, but your horse had better have been educated to those vibrations when you enter the western show arena. A snaffle is meant to be used by engaging one rein at a time.....a curb bit is meant to be used by engaging both at once. Your horse needs to be trained for both.i us to hands and it is fineMy horses are in snaffles so there are no shanks (leverage).
I ride with either one or two hands, depending on our situation.
If they are full of piss n vinegar we use two hands so we can quickly disengage their hinds, one rein stopping.
If all is going well we ride one handed and practice their neck reining and such. Don't want them getting stale.
Remember that neckreining is not a hard pull. If your horse is having issues then you need to lay the rein across the neck and then direct him with the other rein with a direct pull.
A neck rein can be done with one or two hands on the rein. It's the rein, not your hand doing the signal.It actually feels more natural to me to neck rein with one hand. I don't know why,but it does. I guess we all know what we like better. Ummm...I have neck reined with two hands before,and it doesn't feel MAJORLY different to the horse,although I'm sure the horse can feel it just a little. I use two hands when I'm direct reining a horse,obviously...lol...So my answer to your question? Whatever feels most comfortable to you. Good Luck! That's fine until you get used to, as you advance you should be able to use one. I still use two at times to keep me more comfortable. Just make sure you the outside rein against her/his neck but dont shorten it, that causes the horse to be confused. Using your other hand to lightly shorten the inside rein will help the horse understand your cues.Neck reining is riding with one hand, so no....but you can ride western with two hands if you feel more comfortable with that...make sure you arent riding with tight reins though because western bits are ment to be used with looser rein...remember to grab the reins from the top with your thumbs facing eachother and put your pinky under the rein....most horses that neck rein will be fine with two handed reining...if the horse neck reins (western horses are supposed too..but they dont always get trained to do so..) you should be able to just press the rein to the opposite side of the neck than the way you want to turn ie: if you want to go right, press the left rein against the left side of the neck and apply your leg pressure with your left leg and the horse will move to the right...
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