+David Rice Me too and sadly its a dying art :(

Mount up boys. We take one last look our horses, and do our checks before we mount up reach down and make sre the hobbles on its front feet are tight and the trip wire is tied off snuggly. Then we pull the cinch to make sure it is tight. We've done a couple of practice rides with the horses to make sure they work together. As we mount up, it gets a pat on the neck. Bob, calls over me, "Spur that lazy bay, and keep up!" He's reminding to stay side by side until the trip wires go tight. The signal is given and we ease up on the reins and kick our horse's sides. This is a short ride and the horse gets a reward when the wire goes tight. A day off, na. Probably a head first fall and a broken neck, back, or leg. Sorry horse.