Hands together vs. wide hands?

[enjoytheride]

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I too struggle sometimes with having my hands too far apart. A trick that has helped me is to hold ONE crop/whip in both hands, under my thumbs. In other words, hold the reins as usual, but also hold a crop across the top of your hands, under your thumbs. It also keeps your hands level and “as a unit”. It’s awkward at first, but you’ll soon forget about it and get comfortable with it. I’ve even jumped this way in lessons. Good luck! It’s a tough habit to break.[/QUOTE]

This exercise gave me nightmares.

[FoxChaser]

Thank you to those who contributed to this thread. While I know that hands should be close together, it’s something that I’ve not been good about putting into practice. I worked on it today with my young horse and we had a breakthrough.

[phoenixrises]

When I find myself lowering my hands or not being consistent I bridge my reins, keeps me honest! But also my trainer just bought the Equicube, it’s on back order but I look forward to getting trying it.