Jun 07 2022
The Five Rein Aids “While I think most of us can visualize how we can affect the horse’s front feet through the reins, there are infinite variations in how we can use those reins to affect change in the horse’s feet. Here, we will attempt to remove the mystery of the different actions of the …
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May 22 2022
Frame Your Horse The three frames of the Cowboy Dressage gaits are the short frame (collected frame), medium frame (working frame) and long frame (free frame). Notice not only the shortened stride length but also the horse’s head position in each of the frames. With each shortening of the frame from the lengthened frame, the …
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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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May 22 2022
A little food for thought from our wise old horseman…… Year’s ago the western committee of USEF came to Eitan and asked him when judging a western horse where he thought the head of the horse should be. Of course 8’s answer was not one they anticipated. He told them not to look at the …
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May 22 2022
“Contact is a private conversation between the horse & the rider.” People are always telling others what “contact” they should have with their horse. But the appropriate contact is a conversation that is constantly changing between the rider and the horse. I believe it to be a private matter that only the horse and rider …
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Mar 24 2022
Self-Carriage occurred between the contact and the release. Self-Carriage occurred between Riding in Short Frame and the Working Frame. Self-carriage is the horse’s ability to maintain his balance with the weight of the rider on his back. The ultimate goal in Cowboy Dressage at the highest level is to have the horse in …
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Mar 22 2022
aids are your paintbrush, and your horse is the canvas. You can paint whatever you want to paint.”
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Mar 20 2022
The Octagon for Bend Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands. Mold your horse to the size of the circle you ride like it was clay…. The octagon on the challenge Court is like having your own gymnastic bend tool right in your arena. …
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Mar 19 2022
Cowboy Dressage Biomechanics. This is Dressage the cowboy way. As a Cowboy Dressage rider you probably picture a dressage arena and the different movements required at each test. Think rhythmic four-beat walk, a supple jog with an active hind leg, and a three-beat lope, nice and straight. To get there we commonly use …
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Mar 19 2022
I am getting better every day…..”Horsemanship is Patience Made Visible!” “Find your horse’s balance and you will open a door to magic!” In horsemanship, the center of balance of a horse is a position on the horse’s back which correlates closely to the center of gravity of the horse itself. It also …
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