How experienced a rider are you?
Several years ago, my grandson, an inexperienced rider, finally resorted to using spurs on the advice of his instructor. The horse didn't take well to it...and began to lunge and lurch.
My grandson was able to handle that ok, however, as time went on, the horse found a new way to keep from doing what he was supposed to do. He figured out how to spit the bit out and would do it when the spurs were applied.
Long story short...my grandson was almost killed when the horse spit the bit out, the instructor jerked on the reins, the horse reared and fell over backwards.
The horse was a piece of crap...and since I owned the blasted thing, I decided to send the horse off to the auction and designate it for the kill pen.
The instructor said, "Oh, no...I can deal with this horse...I can make it do right." Famous last words. I told her she could buy the thing from me, or it was gone. She bought it, sold it to a man that was inexperienced, and from what I understand, the horse finally went to the auction...I hope to the kill pen.
This long, convoluted story is being told because...if you are not an experienced rider and you don't know the horse very well, and have only had the horse for a short time, you could get hurt using spurs and a riding crop.
However, if you are experienced, and you know the horse, heck, go for it. Were it me, that horse would be down the road.
Alice
