May 22 2022
Turn on Haunches Right When Biomechanics Stop – Soft Feel Start! Knowing the horse’s foot falls, can help you become a better Rider! Feeling the horse’s foot falls, can help you become a better Horseman! Turn on the forehand Move the horse’s haunches to the RIGHT, to turn on the forehand right. Move the horse’s …
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Jul 06 2021
Cowboy Dressage Education How tongue movement affects stride length. It is well understood that a licking action of the tongue is indicative of increased relaxation in the horse. In contrast, horses will often retract the tongue when stressed, or to avoid pain in the mouth from dental issues, a sharp bit, over flexion, a …
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Jul 06 2021
Cowboy Dressage Education′′ Is it worth it? – Yes, always! Yes, it’s always worth ′′ wearing slippers “. As Baucher recommends, trying to mount all horses without exception, employing both reins and legs, with the greatest gentleness and effort. Let’s not delude ourselves of the seemingly rapid results achieved by resorting to violence. Only rational …
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Jun 28 2021
′′ Is it worth it? – Yes, always! Yes, it’s always worth ′′ wearing slippers “. As Baucher recommends, trying to mount all horses without exception, employing both reins and legs, with the greatest gentleness and effort. Let’s not delude ourselves of the seemingly rapid results achieved by resorting to violence. Only rational gymnastics solves …
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Dec 02 2020
It’s more then how, it’s WHEN! 1.-Transition from the walk to the lope. 2.-Walk your horse in working frame (medium frame). 3.-Shorten your rein to short frame (light contact with the bit) to shoulder fore. Your inside leg is by the cinch and your outside leg is hanging free. 4.-When your horse’s inside front leg …
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Dec 02 2020
Diagonal Advanced Placement The jog is not as simple as we have formerly surmised, nor is it strictly a straight forward 2 beat gait. What if I were to tell you that the diagonal pairs don’t always hit the ground at the same time and when there is disunion of the diagonal pairs the jog …
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Dec 01 2020
The Sound of Music Tempo is the rate or speed of motion or activity. Rhythm is a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. There tends to be a lot of confusion about these two concepts, but they are actually completely different. One is sequence (rhythm) and one is speed (tempo). Cadence can be …
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Dec 01 2020
Cowboy Dressage Challenge Court – The Octagon The Octagon Ground Poles stretches. If the horse is reluctant to stretch up and forward in the walk, jog or the lope, you can lunge him or ride him over the Octagon poles. placing poles on the ground can be helpful. Octagon Ground Poles work also helps to …
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