Tip/Quote of the Day # 2567
Every time you get on your horse, try to let go of any old baggage that you might have between you... and ride the horse you are actually on at the moment.
Every time you get on your horse, try to let go of any old baggage that you might have between you... and ride the horse you are actually on at the moment.
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.