Tip/Quote of the Day # 910
Frequent transitions and half halts are ultimately what give you impulsion rather than speed from the energy in your horse's stride.
Frequent transitions and half halts are ultimately what give you impulsion rather than speed from the energy in your horse's stride.
Most horses jump their best when riders set them up before hand with a balanced canter at the speed appropriate for the exercise, and then *leave them alone* to let them do their jobs. No micromanaging!
In the sport of Eventing, ensuring that our horses are truly fit for our level of competition is one of the best ways to prevent unnecessary injuries.
"I like to describe riding a course as riding a line at a certain pace, and the jumps are just like speed bumps on your journey. Whereas some riders ride the jumps as their objective. They ride one jump, then look up, and ride the next, and the next.
Learn about the ONE very basic exercise that the all of the riders had to do at the USET training sessions down in Ocala, that proved to be very challenging!