Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Balence is Key

Bad rider position can lead to a horse raising his head.
This rider's legs are too far forward. She is leaning far too far forward and is hanging on her horse's mouth for balance. She looks *very* nervous and needs to relax, bring her body back, and probably even go back to a walk to establish her position and gain confidence. Her head is nicely up, if only her body would follow...
her position should look more like this:

with a straight back, low heels, *not gripping* legs, and a relaxed mindset, her horse would relax and they would be better partners.

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