We ended our Question Box Pattern ride today by riding bridleless. I took off her bridle and we ventured around the circles. Fancy is a go, and go faster horse. I’ve been dreading this. There is a maneuver that can be used to slow down a horse if you have a Horsemanship stick. When they speed up and go too fast, you direct their head into the wall. Arena walls are very handy. We ended with a nice full lap at a flat foot walk.
Yes, it worked. It worked better than me tugging on a rein to get her to slow down.
I won the day and lived to tell about it!
Ride #2 Bridleless.