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# Tip/Quote of the Day # 4380
- URL: https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/eventing-tip-quote-4380-2/
- Published: 2025-08-12T05:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-12T05:30:14.000Z
- Author: Lesley Stevenson
- Tags: Get your FREE daily tip here!, #Import 2026-02-10 03:43

The horse's back is like a bridge that connects its front and hind legs. It is the *rider's* job to keep that bridge stable and consistently level, or even better slightly lifted into an "UP" position like an arched bridge. When the horse's back is regularly allowed to remain in a hollow position with a rider's weight on board, the horse's back will be damaged... eventually.