arm position will affect your seat

I recently had a moment to sit on the edge of the mounting block and watch Dudley have his morning quick graze of decent clover and rye pasture. My mind turned to arm position because I noticed that if my hands draped in my lap and the arms were slightly forward of my...

ears back, listening to the rider!

I know I have heard it many times over the years, that if the horse has the ears back, he is listening to his rider. But is he, or is he listening for a threat? Dudley has had a girthing issue, just happened to take girthing the wrong way, and at this the stage we...