RIDE VERBATIM

21/11/2024

😍Training quote of the morning:

"Good boys continue."

(AH to Truman in canter counterchange attempt #1, successful.)

21/11/2024

green horse training
how to ride on-the-bit
Principles of Riding book
Warendorf riding techniques
forward riding
starting contact with young horses
baby horse basics
on-the-bit horse training
dressage fundamentals
forward into the hand
horse riding tips
training a green horse

4(2) Riding a Horse On-the-Bit
pp. 82 PRINCIPLES of RIDING
Transcript:

"Remember that all methods must have one important factor in common: the horse must be ridden FORWARD from behind into the hand and NEVER pulled backwards with the reins.

The following exercise can establish a green horse on the bit: a change-of-rein inside a circle makes an opportunity to engage the new inside of the horse. (Although the supporting outside AIDS must not be forgotten). The moment that the horse submits to the engagement, the rider’s hand is soft without losing any contact…the horse is now on-the-bit and the rider will try to maintain this outline in a small working trot and gradually increase the pace to a normal working trot.
This is one of many ways to get a horse on-the-bit.
Experience will tell a rider which method to apply to the particular horse and circumstances.
Remember that all methods must have one important factor in common: the horse must be ridden FORWARD from behind into the hand and NEVER pulled backwards with the reins." PRINCIPLES p 82

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Starting a Green Horse On-the-Bit: PRINCIPLES OF RIDING Demo (Forward, Not Backwards) Green Horse STARTING CONTACT, Riding ON-THE-BIT per PRINCIPLES o...

18/11/2024

18/11/2024

we're going to talk about frame, the way-of-going, 'to-the-bit' i.e. 'on the bit', sitting a horse onto the bit, and throughness now and in 2025. Is your SEAT through, smartass ?

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15/11/2024

“A horse that travels sideways isn’t trained…”*

Capt. Etienne Beaudant, FRANCE
So what about the fascination with “leg-yield” ?
..READ THE BLOG and WATCH THE VIDEO:

“A horse that travels sideways isn’t trained…”* Capt. Etienne Beaudant, FRANCESo what about the fascination with “leg-yield” ?What makes a horse clever and easy to guide?This brief blog post is meant to accompany the 3 minute video at the end of it.In its original, unadulterated form, th...

14/11/2024

Million dollar riding lesson + quiz

11/11/2024

VETERANS' DAY: if you care at all about decent riding, thank the armies of the world. This is SECTION 14.

VETERANS' DAY: if you care at all about decent riding, thank the armies of the world. This is SECTION 14.

09/11/2024

"die halbe Parade" this man's transitions inside gaits are astonishing

Christoph Koschel, German dressage team member and producer of young horses tells us:
“The most important thing for me with the young horse is the rideability and ability for collection. I don’t prefer the big movers because if you have a strong enough hind leg, a good motor behind, and rideability, then you can make a winning competition horse."
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2021/06/training-with-christoph-koschel-whats-important/

08/11/2024

"What is "Forward" Riding?
Is the "forward-riding system" old-fashioned? Or timeless?
“What does it really mean to ride ‘forward’? Is it a lost art? mere theory? or is it a requirement of legitimate horse training?”

For trained riders, “technical forward” isn’t mere motion; FORWARD requires the horse's own *desire to carry* and *advance the load*, *in all circumstances* and *under all conditions*. This means he's reliable.

When we talk about the “desire to carry,” it's the horse's own decision to govern his own momentum, and to place his powers exactly where he and his rider need them. Forward movement isn’t speed—it’s load governing. This is why even moments like halt or rein-back must be “forward”: anchored by continual, engaged forces -- but that are never suppressed -- not even in a stand-still. (See GYMNASIUM by Gustav Steinbrecht p. 71.)

This comes down to center-of-gravity, or what I call “mass plumb”. We learned it in Pony Club when children: that required straight-line through ear, shoulder, hip, and heel. As a rider, I know where I am in space and how to use my own mass deliberately for the most simple and most advanced exercises and maneuvers.

This legit riding was confirmed in me by an old cavalry chief who knew it simply as “forward riding”—the true, tested way for centuries.

It feels like *riding to the front of my blouse.* When I ride to the front of my blouse, my well-trained horse stays right up under me, with full commitment and zero hesitation There is zero question between us. Our going is his mission. He wants to be there—quick and sure. He never lets me “arrive” at the front of my blouse.

He's in front of that.

Then we're really going somewhere.

There are two ways to ride: the right way and the wrong way. Which way do you want to ride ?"



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08/11/2024

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