On Jan 11, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Judy Ryder wrote: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-fwCiR01IQ >
So close to a pace that its not worth worrying about the difference. The rider is more or less balanced but is as stiff as a lamp post. She has locked her back by hyper extending it. This causes the horse to lock his back, to string out in the rear, and have a choppy gait without advance or correct timing. This in turn causes the rider to stiffen still more. Which tells the horse he needs to stiffen more too. Around we go and what you see is what you get. Neither the horse nor rider are happy about what is going on. The rider needs round her back (ie. coil her loins, a la bump and grind) so the horse can round his. This will help her decouple her upper body from her lower body and allow her hips to float with the horse rather than bounce. The horse will then be able to relax his back and round. This in turn will support advance, extension, and more correct timing. Things will start smoothing out and both horse and rider will be happier. Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/JoyOfRiding/index.htm
