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25.01.2022 Topic 1. VERTICAL BALANCE; WHAT IS IT? The vertical balance is the balance in the vertical plane; the left to right balance of the horse. Seen from the front of... the horse it means that the trunk of the horse is exactly in the middle of the shoulder blades. This sounds very logical I guess, but most horses place their trunk more to the left or to the right. In this case the weight on one of the front legs is too much. The main reason for this is the natural crookedness of the horse. All horses are bent to the left or the right. Seen from above pic 1 horse from above this horse shows a bending to the right. There is more weight on the left front leg. This is caused by the right hind leg which is outside the mass of the horse (right side) and pushing in a forward and sideway direction, pushing the horse onto his left front leg. The movement of the trunk is bigger then youd expect and the todays sporthorse with his tall, long and elegant body with big movements has more trouble to find and stay in vertical balance. Especially for these horse the vertical balance is even more important. Pic 2-3-4 vertical balance; Picture 2 shows a left bent horse, falling on the right shoulder. You can see how the thorax rotates, including the withers. The right shoulder lowers and goes to the right. The head needs to go into the opposite direction to stay in balance. This means that the head goes up and to the left. Picture 3; a horse in vertical balance. Picture 4; a right bent horse, falling on the left shoulder. Other reasons why horses put more weight on one shoulder include their natural tendency to turn by dropping on their inside shoulder and injuries, compensation patterns for old injuries or incorrect training. Therefore, determining the underlying natural crookedness and correcting vertical balance requires careful consideration of the individual horse by a trained eye. Please stay tuned to learn more and train your own eye! Karin Leibbrandt, DVM Veterinarian specialised in training and rehabilitation For more information about educational video's please visit: www.Equitopia.com The link direct to the video's: https://bit.ly/2MNAz2M The link to my book about training your horse into better Posture, Balance and Strength: https://bit.ly/2MgPq49

25.01.2022 Instead of buying shock absorbing saddle pads, rather invest the money in seat lessons A well educated seat does all the shock-absorbing you need! If you need... big knee blocks to keep you in place and some material to protect your horses back from your seat, then something isnt working. A good seat has a large contact area to the horse, which already does very well in distributing pressure, and by being able to go with the horses movements, you learn how to not disturb him.

24.01.2022 Translation: You purchased a horse out of your size range

21.01.2022 Helping A Horse Who Holds Its Breath - II Shoulder In-Out Moving out to the Track or Shoulder Fore Out Moving Out to the Track are exercises Manolo uses in-han...d and under saddle. This is one of Manolos favorite pattern to introduce Shoulder Fore and Shoulder-In but the movement also has a great built in benefit which is that it helps horses that are fearful or anxious and holding their breath, breathe better. You can learn the basics of Manolo's Training for Wellness In-Hand Method by purchasing his DVD (or streaming video) which comes with an active Facebook group filled with full length bonus videos, exclusive how-tos and video analysis of members work. https://www.manolomendezdressage.com//in-hand-lessons-wit/ We have shown you how to do this movement in-hand in a video in another post. This is how to ride it. Shoulder-In Out To The Track or the Candy Cane is an exercise Manolo uses daily and adapts to each horse he rides by modifying the size of the circle he starts with. You would always start with a larger half circle (see below) to make learning the movement easier for the horse. Here is a description that was written by Monica Whitmer, a trainer, clinic participant and keen observer: "Shoulder-In Moving Out To The Track is also known as the Candy Cane exercise.This Shoulder-In on the diagonal is a trademark pattern Manolo uses as soon as a horse is working with some balance. Manolo also calls it a Shoulder -In (moving) Out. How to ride one: If you are tracking right, you would ride a 15 meter (approximately) half circle right at H and then just before you complete the half circle, when the shoulders are pointed towards B, you would ride a shoulder in on that diagonal line. It might SEEM like a leg yield but the main difference is that the horse is bent, not straight, the shoulders are leading, and the legs are crossing on 3 tracks. The leg yield is on 4 tracks and in Manolos opinion 4 tracks disconnects the body. In his opinion, the horse cannot really cross the hind legs without hitting himself, unless he rotates his pelvis backwards to make room this then encourages a hollow back which is the antithesis of what he wants to develop in a young horse. Shoulder Fore and Shoulder In are much better first lateral exercises. You could try to just teach Shoulder-In along the rail, but then the young horse runs a risk of hitting the rails, and he is drawn to the rail, so you are fighting his natural tendencies. By riding the Candy Cane, you cash in on the horses desire to get to the rail, since he already wants to move in that direction, you get to simply shape how he moves there. With a very green or stiff horse, you might even start with an 18 meter circle, so you do just a few simple steps of the Shoulder In Moving Out. As the horse understands the exercise, and develops his muscles, suppleness and balance, you can do a 12 meter half circle, and eventually even a 10 meter half circle. It is important to ride this pattern correctly: You do not ride the complete half circle, because then you would break the line of travel. You come out of it early, so the horse can move on one steady bend. It is also important that the riders sit towards the line of travel: Too often a rider over works the inside leg and gets their body folded with their shoulders leaning away from where they want the horse to go. It is also important that the inside leg be applied AT the girth. If the leg is placed further back, you move the hind quarters. Some horses already naturally run quicker in the back, so letting the leg slip back only worsens that. The hands lead the motion. For a shoulder in traveling to the left, as in the example above- the hands shift so that the right hand is near the withers, the right leg is close to the girth, and the riders body weight is to the left. As you finish the movement the rider should soften their hands and look for the horse to offer to stretch down and out opening the topline as you come onto a straight line making sure your hands are even and looking straight ahead. You do not want to work at too steep an angle or the horse will lock up. Manolo says the shoulder in moving out is like breaking ground with a grader, it breaks the ground at an angle..." It is extremely important that as the horse reaches the track the rider STRAIGHTEN THEMSELVES and the horse and rides the horse straight forward equally in two reins, encouraging the horse to lengthen and stretch its topline. The most common mistake with this exercise is the rider forgetting to straighten themselves and the horse, and riding the shoulder in with too much contact so that the horse gets crooked instead of bent. More exercises and insights into Manolo's training can be found in the clinic report we just added in our Notes section: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=197700587035988&id=110300399109341 To WATCH Manolo teaching this exercice to several riders in clinics around Europe, join our group where you will find a hundred plus video clips and lots of informational posts - answer the group questions to be admitted: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OnTheRoadWithManoloMendez/?ref=share Manolo's articles on Lateral Work, free to download: https://www.manolomendezdressage.com//Manolo-Mendez-Latera https://www.manolomendezdressage.com//Manolo-Mendez-Dressa https://www.manolomendezdressage.com//Manolo-Mendez-Dressa To learn more about Manolos approach to training, his clinics and DVDs visit: www.manolomendezdressage.com

21.01.2022 In horsemanship, there's a lot of talk about respect, that your horse has to respect you, but that leads you back into dominance. You have to earn it by giving ...it. You have to respect your equine's situation. You have to think about them, dealing not only with their own issues, but yours too. If you are having a bad day, that's something the horse is having to deal with as well. We have to respect that they're in a difficult situation sometimes. If we think about their learning style and their character, we can begin to appreciate the challenges that they face just just being around us let alone with learning new things. See more

19.01.2022 This is an interesting representation of the horse's visual field.

19.01.2022 Topic 5. Vertical balance; How do you recognize a horse in vertical balance? The most common way of training involves placing the head and neck in a certain pos...ition. The theory is that by doing so, the back will lift, but this is not really the case. You can try it yourself. Ask your horse to lower his head and you will see not a lot happening in the back. If you ask low deep and round, you will find out that this doesnt have a rounding effect on the back. Only when you let your horse graze you will see that he lifts his back, but this is not a position you can use during the training, simply because it is too low and puts too much weight on the forehand. Picture 1a; a horse in neutral position. He doesnt lift the withers and the back is a little hollow. Picture 1b; a horse deep and round. The withers stay low and the back stays hollow. Picture 1c; a horse low deep and round. The withers stay low and the back even becomes a little bit more hollow. Picture 1d; a horse in FDO position. This posture of the head and neck doesnt change the the shape of the back. Picture 1e; a horse in grazingposition. We can see that the back is rounding (less hollow) if we stretch the neck the back will lift, but the withers are not lifting, the weight is on the forehand. Picture 1f; lifting the withers and rounding the back. Now the horse goes into FDO posture because hes lifting the withers and the back. The neck is lengthening and you can see a difference compared to picture 1d. The neck has a shape like an arch in picture 1f. In picture 1d the neck is following a straight line. WE NEED TO TRAIN THE CORE OF THE HORSE AND THE CORRECT HEAD AND NECK POSITION WILL FOLLOW FROM THERE! If we compare picture 14e and picture 14f we can see the difference in the hight of the withers compared to the hindquarters. So how do we lift the back? The first step is the vertical balance. By balancing the horse in this direction the shoulder sling will engage correctly, causing the the withers to lift and this is the first step of lifting the back. When a horse lifts his back he will lower the head and neck into forward down and out posture. The first position we need in the training of a horse. From here we can further work on the collection. Pic 2 -3 correct FDO and more collection in the same horse. A horse in vertical balance will choose to go into forward down and out position. It is not the hand of the rider that is asking the horse to lower the head. Maybe the rider needs to support her aids to bring the horse into vertical balance by using her reins, but never with the intention to bring the horse in a certain head and neck position. If the rider does so, the horse will always shorten the neck and shortening the neck, means shortening the forward phase of the stride. This will cause the horse to leave his front legs longer under his body and the hind legs longer behind his body, thus placing more weight on his forehand. So you can recognize a horse in vertical balance, by a true forward and down and out position of the head and the neck. The nose is in front of the vertical, the eye is at the hight of the hipjoint and the neck has the shape of an arch. And the rider is pushing the horse (with her hands and intention) into the FDO (the horse is taking the rein) instead of pulling the head into a position. Karin Leibbrandt, DVM Veterinarian specialised in training and rehabilitation For more information please visit: www.Equitopia.com The link to the video course: https://bit.ly/2MNAz2M The link to my book about training your horse into better Posture, Balance and Strength: https://bit.ly/2MgPq49

18.01.2022 CLINIC QUOTES "If the horse does a mistake during his work, it is always the mistake of the rider; just like it is never the mistake of the violin, but the violinist." (Christian Carde 2014)

17.01.2022 Continuing Education with Peggy Cummings for Practitioners in Whitefish Montana with Laura Faber-Morris,Sue Faulkner-March, Lori Bridges and Susanna Widrig. Sue presented us with a great and simple visual aid of a horse's neck.

16.01.2022 Great visual. When a horse's head is pulled in beyond the vertical like this (either with reins or tie downs), the spine get kinked. The compensations follow the whole spine, contributing to things like kissing spine, lower back and SI pain. Ouch!

15.01.2022 Why do you give? When browsing around facebook, I often read something along the lines of: Im putting all this work/ love/ money into my horse, and what I ge...t is a cold shoulder/ aggressive behaviour/ still no change to his spookiness. Im so frustrated. In the human world, we often act according to certain social contracts. We work and get paid, we help one person and if we need help, they usually help us back. If we help someone move five times, we can usually be certain they will help us out when we are moving. Of course it doesnt always work out that way and sometimes we get disappointed, because someone wont commit to this kind of social contract and not return favours. But in general, this is how it works. And if it doesnt, we usually talk or argue about it, for example in your relationship, you might feel that you are the one thats giving a lot and there is very little in return. So you usually voice your frustration or even separate when you dont see a change coming. In a way, we feel that things should be fair and equal, that if you give you should also get back. And honestly, how often did we already buy someone a Christmas present just because we know we will get one from that person? Now horses didnt sign this kind of agreement. They dont think along the same lines as humans. They dont think she always buys me that expensive joint supplement, so I should really give her a nice ride today. Or Now hes making all this effort to connect with me since he bought that new online program, so I should acknowledge that and be a little nicer to him. Horses always behave the way they feel. And it would do us good to see their behaviour in a more neutral way. We have the tendency to take our horses behaviour very personal, when in fact it just expresses his state of mind. For example, many horses dont do well living in a box, even if they get lots of hours outside each day. A horse can feel anxious of frustrated because of lack of movement, opportunity for social contact, lack of roughage, it can have pain in the hooves of in his body, it can suffer from past trauma, there can be too much pressure in the training. While spending a lot of time with your horse and feeding it certainly has an influence on the relationship, horses dont feel obligated to give back because they received something. So we can spare ourselves a lot of frustration when we dont expect our horses to give back and just take them as they are. If we want to improve their state of mind, we should look at their living conditions and see what we can do better there. But even then, some horses are just not that affectionate, and some will always be a little spooky, and some just want to eat in peace. So check yourself: Why do you give? Is it to be loved, or in any way be recognised? The answer to that might give you an important insight into what you expect from your horse. And while this might not be a pleasant thing to talk about, we should really not project our wishes and human ideas on to our horses. #academicartofriding #bentbranderuptrainer www.academicartofriding.pl Photo by Magda Senderowska

15.01.2022 How bit pressure affects the movement of the hindlimb!!! The horses tongue attaches to the Hyoid bone (see photos) The hyoid is Intimately connected to the airw...ays and therefore affects the horses breathing, and is connected to hind limb via fascial. See below Sternohyoideus connects the hyoid to the sternum Omohyoideus connects the hyoid to the inside of the shoulder -Direct connection from the tongue to the sternum and shoulder along the bottom of the horses neck. Tension in the tongue tension in sternum horse cant lift through back to allow for collection- affects hindquarters Small muscles also connect the hyoid bones to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the poll. The TMJ is an important center for nerves that control the horses balance and proprioception. And the pollits ability to bend and flexis of central concern to the dressage rider. Because of the small muscles connecting them, there is a very close relationship (which few riders know about) between the horses tongue, hyoid bones, TMJ, poll, head, and neck. When the horses tongue is free and soft, all of this translates into a horse who is better able to move well, with coordination, improved balance, and a significantly lengthened stride.(L.Tellington- Jones 2013) L.Tellington-Jones (2013) Dressage with Mind, Body & Soul: A 21st-century Approach to the Science and Spirituality of Riding and Horse-and-rider Well-being.Trafalga Square. ISBN9781570764264

15.01.2022 6. Vertical balance; Where is the nose of a horse in vertical balance? One of the most difficult things to achieve and sustain in training your horse is the len...gth in the neck. The length doenst mean how low a horse goes but the distance between his nose and his chest. Pic 1 length in the neck A horse with a correct length in the neck has its nose in front of the vertical. Only a horse in vertical balance can place his nose in front of the vertical. If the horse is crooked or is falling on the forehand he can not do that, because he needs his head and neck to compensate for the lack of balance. Keeping enough length in the neck, means that the horse has to carry his heavy head far away from his body. In order to be able to do this he needs core-stability and enough strength. If he is out of balance he has to use his strength for compensating instead of lengthening the neck. The nose of a horse in vertical balance is in front of the vertical, but there is another important aspect. A horse in vertical balance, but without a correct lateral flexion (sidebend) in the core places his nose in front of the outside front leg. Pic 2 nose in front of outside leg Most riders learn that the horse should look slightly inward. And that is correct, but this is a few steps later in the trainingsystem. If the horse has a correct lateral flexion in the core, he will place his nose exactly in front of the sternum and that way for the riders it looks as if the horse is slightly looking inward, but this is actually a subtile lateral flexion equally distributed over the entire spine. The rider can see a little bit of the inside eye. Pic 3 nose in front of sternum. We shouldnt bother a young horse, a rescholing horse or a rehab horse with the lateralflexion in the first stages of training. It is simply too complicated and he lacks the strength and stability. We just start with the vertical balance and this means that the nose is in front of the vertical and in front of the outside front leg, on straight lines as well as on circles. Karin Leibbrandt, DVM Veterinarian specialised in training and rehabilitation For more information please visit: www.Equitopia.com The link direct to the video course: https://bit.ly/2MNAz2M The link to my book about training your horse into better Posture, Balance and Strength: https://bit.ly/2MgPq49

14.01.2022 Here are my latest Videos and Articles of Interest to Professional Equine Therapists - https://mailchi.mp//videos-and-articles-of-interest-to-equ Theres a lot of info here! I hope you like it!

12.01.2022 When you work with the training principles of 4DimensionDressage international, you teach a horse to find his own balance. It is not about forcing the horse int...o a certain position. It's about guiding the horse to find the solutions in it's own body. The horse will learn to find it's own balance and will want to get there quicker and quicker. Your reward will be a happy and healthy horse. See more

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10.01.2022 Impression of our first lesson with Bent Branderup today I most say.. I was a little nervous .. But we did the best we could. for me it is difficult that B...ongo isnt a fire horse with this difficult collection work. Bing makes himself more difficult to slow down to much sometimes and it is not easy to get him in a faster rythm without loosing the balance or make him angry. Of courseeee every training I wispher in his ear that the faster he go's the earlyer he can go for some grass time again.. I keep trying. When he get's to slow in rythm I always give all my energy to him and all my And sweet Bongo will give me his strong and calm mind he never worry Soo we could help eachother today Love him See more

09.01.2022 Just nine days to go until the Equine Centred Behaviour Community starts its first months learning. One element of the community is the facebook group where you... can meet and support other members, practise what you learn and it has some simple principles to operate by. It can only be accessed by joining the community. The community is open now to join for free so you can check it all out and decide if it is for you at no risk. Please follow the link below, listen to the video where I explain it all for you and see if it is the place you have been looking for. https://harts-horsemanship.thinkific.com//behaviourcommuni See more

08.01.2022 "Descent de Maines et Descente de Jambes" Dressage Today: January 2010 Issue Explaining the French Terms by Pierre Cousyn... Q: What is meant by descent de mains et descente de jambes? Should I incorporate this into my training? Descente de mains or descente de jambes are techniques riders use specifically in French classical dressage training. Trying to translate it word for word from French to English does not make sense. However, the terms can be defined as when the rider stops using his aids at a particular moment, leaving the horse alone to continue what he is doing. Descente de mains is specific to the hand aids. It is when the rider stops using his hands when the frame, the balance, and the contact are correct. The horse continues the exercise without the support or direction of the riders hands and remains soft and light. You should feel only the weight of the reins in your hands. By allowing the aids to rest, the rider verifies and rewards the correctness of the frame and balance. Descente de jambes" is specific to the leg aids. It is when the rider stops using his leg aids when the horse has the correct amount of impulsion. By resting the leg aid, the rider verifies and rewards the consistent and generous production of impulsion from the horse. During lessons, clinics and competitions, I see many times riders overusing their aids. I notice riders pushing every stride and maintaining a strong contact for far too long. Depending on the sensitivity of the horse, the overuse of the aids can have very negative effects such as creating tense horse, or the opposite, a lazy horse. Too much use of the hands can provoke resistance, pulling, tilted head, tongue out, above or behind the bit, or a loss of balance. Unfortunately, in these circumstances, there is no evenness and lightness in the contact, no steadiness in the connection, no quickness to the response of aids, no proper rebalancing, self carriage, or throughness. Too much use of the leg also has a negative effect, as it will teach the horse to be on life support. By this, I mean the horse moves forward or executes a movement only if the rider pushes at every stride, and if the rider stops, the horse slows down or quits. This tiring way of riding is not fun for the horse or the rider, and it is not correct. Not only is the slow response to the driving aids not effective, it is impossible to have a beautiful, efficient, quiet and elegant seat when you are pushing at every stride. Here are ways to apply this concept: 1. When you execute a movement like shoulder-in or half pass, first you need to prepare the horse by establishing the correct amount of impulsion, balance, frame, etc. Then, when you feel the horse is ready, you ask him to do the movement. As soon as he is executing the movement correctly, you leave him alone with your aids. You just follow him with a supple seat, in the middle of the saddle, trying not to disturb the movement. You enjoy the ride! 2. If, during an exercise, your horse loses his balance, you make a quick rebalancing correction with your restraining aids (seat, upper body, arms, hands). As soon as the horse comes back and carries himself again, you release your restraining aids and leave him alone with a soft, light contact. 3. If the horse loses his impulsion, you make a quick correction with your driving aids (seat and leg). As soon as he moves forward again, you stop the use of the driving aids and you remain quiet and light. By teaching descente de mains and descente de jambes" to your horse, he learns to be responsible and perform with minimum aids. When the riding becomes effortless and easy for the rider, the horse is much happier. The horse can then express himself which produces magical moments and pieces of art. This is a perfect example of less is more. http://www.cousyndressage.com/descent-de-maines-et-descente

07.01.2022 Who you are, creates the relationships you have. You cannot force another person or animal to enjoy their relationship with you. You can only be the sort of person that another animal or person will enjoy having a relationship with.

07.01.2022 Trot or Canter?

06.01.2022 This picture is simple, but very clear in it message. And we probably will share it again and again.Very good evening to all horse-friends!

05.01.2022 After travelling, there's finally a new blog for you today :-) Did you test part 1 & 2 of the equine DIY Massage blog? If so, you might Wonder about the deep re...sponse you got from your horse. Frauke Musial was so kind to put an article together about the neurological backgrounds in the equine system. Not only interessting for body workers, but for any horse-addict. Feel free to share! Enjoy the Journey! See more

04.01.2022 Physical Seat, Statical Seat and Half-Halts In the academic art of riding, we distinguish between the physical seat and the statical seat. The physical s...eat is the area in which the rider and horse connect, where you touch the horse with your thighs, upper legs, bottom. The physical seat moves with the horse. When the horse makes a step with the inside hind leg, the hip on that side moves forward and down. And so should our own hip. When the horse puts weight on that foot and pushes itself forward, the hip moves backwards and up. And of course, our hip should follow this movement, too. It is an eliptic movement that can be best explained with driving bicycle backwards. The more relaxed we are and the less tension in our body, the better we can follow the horse's movement. Then the horse's spine and rib cage can swing unhindered and the movements can go through the shoulders, front legs, neck and head. Our goal is that the horse can move just as easily and beautifully with us on its back than when running free on the field. And for that we train our physical seat. The statical seat has to do with the fact that we are vertical and have an angle over the horse, which means that when we lean slightly to the front, to one side, or back, then leverage forces come into play. You can try it out: Sit on your hands and move your upper body to the front and back, and feel the impact on your hands. Also try how little you have to move and still feel something! It's rather surprising. Even a slight nod of the head can be felt this way, and that's also the softest aid with our physical seat. With our physical seat, we influence the common point of weight of horse and rider and in the academic art of riding, we teach the horse to always step in under our common point of weight. We start using our statical seat more once we work more with half-halts. When we lean a little forward (Bent always says stomach forward - hands forward), then we want the horse to stretch the upper line, search towards the hand and bring the hind legs more forward, under the point of weight that we now shifted a bit forward. This is the half-halt according to Steinbrecht and we use it when the hind leg starts stepping a bit short. Bent also calls it the first decente. When the horse's hind feet stay forward, we can keep our point of balance in the saddle and just give a bit with our hand. The horse will then search a tiny bit forward-down, enough to take out any tension or compression that might be in the spine. If you can give without ruining the forward step of the hind leg, then we talk about "hand without leg", meaning we don't need our leg aid to correct the forward step of the hind leg. This is the giving according to Baucher or second descente. Then we start giving half-halts with our hand and the statical seat on the horse's inside or outside hind leg. By taking back our point of weight a little with our statical seat, we bring slightly more weight onto the hind legs and we ask the hind legs to bend more in the haunches in order to carry this weight. Our hand does not pull actively backwards, it just follows the slight backwards leaning with our upper body. If we feel resistance in our hand, that means that the joints of the hind legs are not giving and are pushing against our hand. The hind leg will start to step shorter in that case and push more backwards-out. Because our horse has already learned to bring the hind leg forward again when we lean a little forward and give with the hand, that's what we do in that case. In this phase we practice to shift the horse's weight horizontally and to bend the joints of the hind legs more. When we can give a half-halt on either the inside or the outside hind leg, then we give it in the rhythm of both hind legs. If the horse stays back and doesn't go against the hand, we give the half-halt only with our stomach and stay back with our upper body. Do we loose one hind leg we start giving the half-halts again on one hind leg. Can we stay back, give with our hand and the horse stays back, under our point of weight, we call this the third decente (or half-halt according to Guérinière). The third descente has both the first and the second one in them. Sometimes we will have to go a little forward with our point of weight to animate a hind leg to step forward again. Sometimes we will give the half-halt more on one hind leg, then on the other, giving with our hand sometimes to let the horse stretch the nose a tiny idea forward. And then we stay back and only use our stomach for the half halts, the horse bringing more weight on his hind legs and bending the haunches. Eventually, our point of balance and the place where the horse's hind legs go into the ground should be the same. We lean a little forward - the horse brings the hind feet more forward, we lean a little back - the horse brings more weight on the hind legs and bends the haunches. At the same time, we cannot get stiff in our physical seat and block the swinging of the spine. So that was a bit about the physical seat, the statical seat and half-halts In my next post I will write about the seat in the half-pass. More about the academic seat: https://www.bentbranderupfilms.com/v/the-academic-seat.html More about half-halts, halt and school halt: https://www.bentbranderupfilms.com/videos/school-halt.html -------- www.academicartofriding.pl --------

03.01.2022 https://youtu.be/SnrSvoKLZKQ

03.01.2022 Pony 5 Plants 1 The cutest pet pony obstacle course ever! Kudos to the young handler who was a trooper and laughing by the end of the class. Interested in att...ending one of our shows? Check out our online calendar at www.wpcsa.org/compete/calendar-2 Videographer credit: Sharyhill Shooters Music credit: Baby Elephant Walk by Henry Mancini

02.01.2022 For my English speaking students and for all women who would like to improve their seat on horseback. Here is a set of 5 questions that can boost your body awar...enes, balance and alignment. Do you struggle finding a proper bending? Does your horse push you over to the outside? Here are some tools that can help you. (Curious gentlemen are welcome to read this article,too.) www.growtogether.today/2019/12/06/the-female-riders-seat

01.01.2022 Some great information have a look at the other parts as well