Vital information for horse lovers and owners.
Do You Know?
Most horses
have poor posture when ridden
Poor posture undermines
1) Safety
2) Soundness
3) Control
4) Comfort
5) Performance
The
natural aides are:
1) Seat
2) Weight
3) Legs
4) Hands
5) Voice
Do you know when
you train a horse, you are using your aids to: Control speed and direction
-- BUT YOU MUST ALSO direct the horse's selection of the muscle groups
it uses to animate its skeleton, in order to influence its "carriage"
or posture?
Horses
are truly "trained" only when their responses to the rider's aids are
habitual and correct, rather than something they can chose to ignore.
The goal of successful
training is making the desired response stronger than an emotional choice.
If you
can't control the horse emotionally, you don't own the horse physically!
When
you can shape the horse physically wih your aids, not just confine his
energy with a bit or other types of devices, you will find you can control
the horse's emotional energy as well.
Good training
is like body building, it should improve your horse's physique. The before
and after photos below show the results of a 12 month gymnastic-focused
training program on a 5 year old Arabian gelding.
