tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497831684085096453.post8394606223584976872..comments2023-04-02T09:08:47.144+01:00Comments on myfifthhorse: excellent lessonClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888698683201580237noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497831684085096453.post-7786895611708567902014-08-29T20:41:50.785+01:002014-08-29T20:41:50.785+01:00Didn't grip enough with rest of fingers. All ...Didn't grip enough with rest of fingers. All fingers grip rein either lightly or strongly rather than as I was leaving the middle ring and little fingers to essentially just rest on the rei to be used if required. Meant I could never have enough grip and he could pull reins through resulting in essentially no contact as opposed to light contactClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888698683201580237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497831684085096453.post-69077384491173652022014-08-29T18:54:02.005+01:002014-08-29T18:54:02.005+01:00So what was it that you misunderstood about grip a...So what was it that you misunderstood about grip and fingers? I am curious because Maria, where I last kept Tetley and where I continue to ride and help when I am in Colorado, tells me that my thumb and my forefinger hold the reins. I too tend to let the reins slip through my fingers. Wish I wouldn't do that. You would think that after so many years I wouldn't. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369843518823655377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497831684085096453.post-50339649359963353922014-08-28T22:44:03.269+01:002014-08-28T22:44:03.269+01:00Glad you ended your riding before your holiday on ...Glad you ended your riding before your holiday on a good note. Now Monfils will have something to think about while you are away. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com