Is your horse really in front of your leg? Like, really? This concept can be tough to wrap the mind around because it's one of those things in riding that is better felt than explained. Once you feel it - and especially, once...
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There’s nothing that feels quite as disconcerting as a horse that’s unresponsive to your aids. I can recall several harrowing jump rounds where I felt my arms pulled out of their sockets, my seat unstable, my leg ineffective. It’s not...
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It was the shoulder-in that did me in. I had just started riding again after a couple years off, and I wanted to focus on my dressage as I got back into the swing of things. But try as I...
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