Quiet Riding

Horses and Riders Working in Harmony


Horses in the Fog

Chewing

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"The properly chewing mouth is closed and shows a little edge of foam at the front of the mouth. The chewing movement in the sense of equestrian theory incorporates more of a rhythmical suck-swallow movement, rather than a true chewing."

Dr. Gerd Heuschmann, Balancing Act
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"You cannot actively 'make' throughness, balance and suppleness by triggering a couple of reflexes until the horse chews. It isn't done that way."

Dr. Gerd Heuschmann, Balancing Act
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"It doesn't make sense to get the horse to chew artificially through reflex."

Dr. Gerd Heuschmann, Balancing Act
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"Do not just throw the reins away when you come down to the free walk. He cannot learn to chew them out of your hands if you have already dropped them."

Mary Twelveponies, Everyday Training: Backyard Dressage
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"He does not jerk them; he just chews them down and down and down and down in rhythm with his walk."

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