Comments on: Evolution of the Crest Release http://ushorsemanship.com/?p=131 The Development of Riding in America Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:27:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jme http://ushorsemanship.com/?p=131&cpage=1#comment-252 jme Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:28:29 +0000 http://ushorsemanship.com/?p=131#comment-252 interesting that the earlier advocates intended the crest release to be strictly for beginners. i also find it interesting that many proposed placing the hands on the sides of the neck rather than on top of the mane - in this position it seems more natural to transition to a following hand, where the two could become interchangeable as the situation allowed. i've never been a huge fan of either wright or morris and i don't understand why their mutual system seems to have dominated our sport for so long, especially when there have been so many more viable alternatives available to us for so long... interesting that the earlier advocates intended the crest release to be strictly for beginners. i also find it interesting that many proposed placing the hands on the sides of the neck rather than on top of the mane – in this position it seems more natural to transition to a following hand, where the two could become interchangeable as the situation allowed.

i’ve never been a huge fan of either wright or morris and i don’t understand why their mutual system seems to have dominated our sport for so long, especially when there have been so many more viable alternatives available to us for so long…

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