@sobidarmachi: "Leave his head alone!" I was taught that 100 years ago---That when your horse is trying to jump a fence, the last thing he needs is to have the rider's hands restricting or micro-managing his head position. Soften the reins and let him figure out what to do. HE, not you, is the one doing the jumping. The horse I was on here, Sunland Scot, had raced 48 times at the various New England tracks. I bought him in the mid to late 1970s from Norman Hall. #history #horses #equestrian #oldhistory #vintage #historytok #throwback