without any news from my side. Does not mean that nothing had happened – but: Thomas and Almut caught a flue and so did I. Oh gosh. Days in bed, hurting bones, headaches … Now, recovering, some thoughts come back.
I remember my last rides in the countryside, easy, without a saddle and only with side pulls (without a snaffle). Felt a little bit like an Indian on horseback…
If you are riding like that you really FEEL the horse (and I think vice versa) and your movements become very subtile. Crazy – but I did not think of falling off or something; I just trusted the horse.
Taking riding lessons that way is wonderful: you teach the horses and each other while riding – without running around in circles all the time. More fun and interaction – and you can use your training experience wherever it derives from (horse training, athletics …).