Harmony Cross Equitation (2024)

Truth in Equitation.

19/04/2022

15/09/2021

Focusing here on getting the horse off of the hand - reducing his dependency on "support" such that he carries himself - in collection - without needing to be carried with the hand or 'nagged' with the legs. To get there, I'm moving the action of the snaffle from the bars of the jaw to the corners of the mouth. Here, signal transfers, but resting "weight" does not. This = +fidelity, +lightness, and encourages the horse to lift his neck. From there, biomechanics and physics easily persuade him to come beneath with his legs, which = +collection/lift (vs. +extension/push) energy; and also +balance. Together, these effects enable a cooler transfer of the right power where/when we want it, enabling rapid development of departures, changes, ready renverse, piaffer, etc. ... which = Mobility (our actual object). Quick results with this polite, super smart, super gorgeous Spanish horse ... excerpted from Intro to Baucherism seminar; July 2021, @ The Biltmore Estate / Biltmore Equestrian Center.

22/06/2021

If equitation was public swimming, the baby pool would be a perfectly level, perfectly footed arena you know well. The cold, deep end would be the side of a brand new mountain :)

With Pisgah's Amigo El Dorado, Morgan Gelding

09/05/2021

Mr. A's first piaffer (astride Amigo) after only one year of study - very proud!

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Getting Light in Collected Self Carriage

Focusing here on getting the horse off of the hand - reducing his dependency on "support" such that he carries himself - in collection - without needing to be carried with the hand or 'nagged' with the legs. To get there, I'm moving the action of the snaffle from the bars of the jaw to the corners of the mouth. Here, signal transfers, but resting "weight" does not. This = +fidelity, +lightness, and encourages the horse to lift his neck. From there, biomechanics and physics easily persuade him to come beneath with his legs, which = +collection/lift (vs. +extension/push) energy; and also +balance. Together, these effects enable a cooler transfer of the right power where/when we want it, enabling rapid development of departures, changes, ready renverse, piaffer, etc. ... which = Mobility (our actual object). Quick results with this polite, super smart, super gorgeous Spanish horse ... excerpted from Intro to Baucherism seminar; July 2021, @ The Biltmore Estate / Biltmore Equestrian Center.

Actual Dressage on the side of an Actual Mountain; on the Curb; Barefooted.

If equitation was public swimming, the baby pool would be a perfectly level, perfectly footed arena you know well. The cold, deep end would be the side of a brand new mountain :) With Pisgah's Amigo El Dorado, Morgan Gelding

First Piaffer