Being Responsive to Your Horse To respond properly to a horse, a rider must be able to recognize and understand what the animal is doing.

 

Controlling Your Horse with Rhythm An attentive rider can use the rhythm of a horse's gait to influence speed and direction while riding.
 

Old-school Building and Facility Plans for Horses from Extension Ag & Biosystems Engineering
North Dakota State University website.

 

Bits and Bitting from The University of Nevada, RenoHorses and Mules publications

 

Horses and Mules publications Published by University of Missouri Extension