Tip/Quote of the Day # 4296
If you want to have a really solid position over jumps, practice your two point position a lot. Really put in the effort, if you truly want the results!
If you want to have a really solid position over jumps, practice your two point position a lot. Really put in the effort, if you truly want the results!
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.
The inside rein is like the directional in your car. You use it to indicate the direction that you plan to go, but not to actually turn your car.