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Communicating
By The Seat Of Your Pants
WAVERLY,
WV--Sometimes a super horse appears at the events where
our instructors are showing that really catches my eye.
He is already such a nice mover or I can see that he
has the potential for three good gaits as he progresses.
The following year, however, I might not even recognize
the same horse much less tag him as a rising star.
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His flowing
gaits have become short and choppy. His soft jaw and relaxed
back are now clamped and tight.Instead of moving forward in
his training, he has deteriorated. When a setback like this
happens, the reason is often that his rider does not have an
independent seat.
Developing
a truly independent seat is the ultimate goal for a rider. It
is not about looking pretty on the horse. It is about being
in the right position with the right control over your own body
in order to be able to communicate clearly and logically with
the horse. If your horse feels the bit move in his mouth, it
should be because you are deliberately asking him for a specific
shape or a cadence or a degree of collection, not because you
have momentarily lost your balance or have become tense somewhere
in your body.
Obviously,
if you are bouncing around on the horse's back or grabbing at
his mouth in order to keep your balance, that "noise"
is what he is going to listen to. If the way you are sitting
or moving on his back creates pain or discomfort for the horse,
then any communication is gone. Without an independent seat,
it is impossible to properly influence the horse's mind and
body in order to train it for any higher level equestrian sport
from dressage to eventing or cutting or reining.
The
rider must master six distinct skills as she or he develops
an independent seat.
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Top
Riders Entered At Burnham Market
Many
of the top names in the three day eventing world have
already entered the Advanced Sections at Burnham Market
International Horse Trials.
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Jeanette
Brakewell, Mary King, Pippa Funnell, Andrew and Bettina Hoy,
Rodney Powell, Leslie Law and Matt Ryan are amongst those who
have already entered. In addition Zara Phillips will be there,
competing in her first advanced class.
"At
this early stage we are thrilled to have so many top names and
we expect a last minute rush," said Event Organiser, Alec
Lochore. "The going is ideal, which is rare in the UK after
all the rain over the last two months. One of the best things
about our course is the fact that we are one of the few events
that practically guarantees a run, which at this critical stage
before Badminton, is vital for many competitors.
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Eventers Help Libbys Develop New Training Aid
An
innovative training aid devised by two leading event
riders has been in a range of webbing tack by leading
manufacturers Libbys.
The
Lungie Bungie has a strong cord of elastic fitted to
the bit with a triggered connector which has a large
ring in the centre The aid is then fitted to a lunging
roller and there are D-rings on each side which allow
for three different tensions.
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This new
design encourages equal pressure on both sides of the bit and
encourages softness and submission in the horse without using
any force. It is supplied with separate trigger hooks so that
the device can also be used on a saddle while the horse is being
ridden.
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Prison
Sentence for Horse Abuser
On
Monday 4th March at Basildon Magistrates Court Sandra
Carpenter, 49, of St. Margaret's Farm, Little Burstead,
Essex was sentenced to a two month prison sentence for
causing unnecessary suffering to a grey broodmare; 2 weeks
in prison (to run concurrently) for breach of a Court
Order banning her from keeping horses - and given a further
10 year ban on keeping horses.
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