Tip/Quote of the Day # 3451
Try to always keep your elbows close to your sides when riding, so that your upper arms remain a part of your seat. This will help you to you use your body to control your horse more than your hands.
Try to always keep your elbows close to your sides when riding, so that your upper arms remain a part of your seat. This will help you to you use your body to control your horse more than your hands.
"If the rider encounters a problem, he must first look for the cause in himself. Most of the time, the rider is the cause of the problem. Only someone who looks at his own riding critically and is willing to improve constantly and learn more will be a good
Your balance and the strength of your core are what allow your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed.
"The quality of a good canter: round, energetic, straight, cadenced, light. You have to feel in the strike off that the horse lifts his forehand without throwing himself forward." ~ Nuno Oliveira
To keep your horse straight in the canter, always be thinking of a slight shoulder fore positioning.