How To Put Your
in
Have you ever ridden a horse on a curve or a circle and felt the horse
speed up, lose his balance and not be able to follow the path of the
curve or the circle? You may have been asking your horse to trot in
a curved arc over logs in a trail class, lope a circle in a horsemanship
pattern or ride a turn on a hunter course. If you’ve had this experience
chances are your horse was making every effort to do what you
asked, however he may not have been asked to maintain a proper
bend to allow him to be balanced and keep a steady tempo to his gait
on the curve or circle. This week’s “How to Put Your Horse in Balance
Through Proper Bending” PPT Training Tips will describe
what a proper bend looks like and the aids sequence to ask your
horse to bend properly. Look forward to many successes with your
horses once you’ve mastered how to communicate to bend properly!
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Part I
Horse
Balance
through
Proper Bending
The Bend
What does a horse look like when he has
a proper bend in his body?
What is the Relationship between Bending and Balance?