- much more than conventional dressage training
Learning to Feel
There is an old horseman's saying, "each time you ride a horse, you will always leave it a little better or a little worse".
Therefore a rider whose horse is ridden by them alone, should be able to feel if, unbeknown to them, someone else rode it in their absence!
Feel is the magic ingredient that enables the rider to recognise, for example, whether the horse is moving comfortably in an upright balance and is ready and willing to respond to whatever may be asked, and to notice when he has given a little more for a stride or two.
Although some riders have an innate sense of feel, others should not despair. They just need to learn how to develop it.
Therefore a rider whose horse is ridden by them alone, should be able to feel if, unbeknown to them, someone else rode it in their absence!
Feel is the magic ingredient that enables the rider to recognise, for example, whether the horse is moving comfortably in an upright balance and is ready and willing to respond to whatever may be asked, and to notice when he has given a little more for a stride or two.
Although some riders have an innate sense of feel, others should not despair. They just need to learn how to develop it.
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