Feb 25 2023
I do not slow down my horse – I shorten his stride. Moving his center of gravity back by raising his shoulder up and bringing his hips closer to his shoulders. (light contact with the bit). will shorter the frame of the horse. (short frame short stride fig -A-1). Riding small circles Left and Right, …
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Jun 08 2022
The Cowboy Dressage Lope Footfalls Visualized The Lope is not Canter. The jog is a 2 beat gait. Separating the Right diagonal pair (right front, left hind) results in the Right lead lope, the horse pushes himself with the Left hind and lands on the Right front, his leading leg. So, separating the right diagonal …
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Mar 19 2022
Cowboy Dressage Education – Left Lead Lope Departure It Is More About the WHEN than the HOW…!
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Jun 23 2021
SHORTENING THE FRAME “Ride the horse up to heaven, not down into the ground.” Once the horse understands Soft Feel and can exist and work happily in the working frame, he is ready to begin to be schooled in the shortened frame. The short frame is to Cowboy Dressage what collection is to classical dressage. …
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Apr 05 2021
The Sound of the Footfalls Just listen to the sound of your horse’s hoof beats, then you will know where his feet are! “Walkin’ After Midnight” is a song written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and recorded by American country music artist Patsy Cline.
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Mar 31 2021
Slow down the walk steps Slow the Tempo but keep the Rhythm of the Walk
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Mar 31 2021
Just listen to the sound of your horse’s hoof beats, then you will know where his feet are! “Walkin’ After Midnight” is a song written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and recorded by American country music artist Patsy Cline.
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Mar 09 2021
Foxtrot The Missouri Fox Trotter is a horse breed that originated in the state of Missouri in the United States. It was developed in the Ozark Mountains by settlers in the early 19th century, and quickly developed into a gaited breed appreciated for its stock horse abilities, stamina and smooth gaits. It performs an ambling …
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Mar 09 2021
Pace “The pace is a lateral two-beat gait. In the pace, the two legs on the same side of the horse move forward together, unlike the trot, where the two legs diagonally opposite from each other move forward together. In both the pace and the trot, two feet are always off the ground. The trot …
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Mar 09 2021
The Five Gaits of the Icelandic Horse Make it a Breed Apart “All horse breeds have three natural gaits — the walk, the trot, and the gallop. A natural gait is one that is performed by inherent, natural impulse and without training. Some horse breeds canter naturally, but not all. Few horse breeds have more …
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