Tip/Quote of the Day # 2400
Regularly ask yourself if your posture at that moment is inviting your horse to have good posture.
Regularly ask yourself if your posture at that moment is inviting your horse to have good posture.
"Effective aids are not exhausting to the rider and not souring to the horse." ~ Charles de Kunffy
The sign of a good rider is that their aids are so subtle and smooth that you can hardly see what they are doing.
When working with a horse that does not have a great natural lengthening, make sure that you don't ask for too much too soon. Compare this to a singer who is training their vocal cords… they gradually expand their vocal range until they hit their limit. This helps
A good halt is square because it was a good halt. Not because the rider has taught it the "trick" of squaring up after an unbalanced halt.