Discussion # 2: Letting the Horse do the Job!
I love this quote from Eventing trainer Eric Smiley!
"The approach to a fence is the rider's responsibility, while the take-off is the horse's responsibility. Therefore there has to be a handover period," said Smiley. "How often have you given someone a job and then done the job for them? From then on they abrogate their responsibility and wait for you to do this job in the future." "You play the game and allow the horse to learn. The rider facilitates the horse's learning by doing nothing, which is the hardest thing."
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