It sounds to me like Ann is ready to retire to pasture LOL, How many years have you been riding, I have for 6 years and I just love it I am the happiest when I am travelling the trails on my Mare or galloping her across the country meadows, latly I have been doing alot of bareback riding It feels so nice when we gallop bareback (my horse loves to run) I just love the feeling of you and your horse becoming one (moving together) My horse is my best frind.

But I don't understand how you are explaning Ann "Sitting down" You are right about how Quarter horses are good sliders but they don't just sit down, if you have seen a horse in the show ring doing reining They run at full speed then the rider says to whoa and they do a "sliding stop" Ann probably just didn't want to listen so she laid down.

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Horse_1987