The Magic of Draping Reins with Deb Bennett, Ph.D. – Archived Event

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“What Is Collection? Collection is necessary before a horse can perform more strenuous, more complex, or more beautiful maneuvers. Collection comes in all degrees, from the minimum “rounding up” to the maximum seen in the High School horse or the reined cow horse. Assuming your horse is healthy and sound, he’ll “collect up” for you very happily just as soon as you clarify what you’re asking. Here is a definition of collection. A definition tells “what some- thing is”: Collection is the posture in which weight bearing is easiest on the horse. Let’s unpack this definition by expanding on some of the terms…” – Deb Bennett, Ph.D. from “How Horses Work Installment #5: The Magic of Draping Reins”

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Join Eclectic Horseman contributor Deb Bennett, Ph.D., for a discussion on collection. This article will be a jumping off point for the discussion, please read before class.