Even during the cleaning
We analyze: work on the cord (lynx) and the improvement of the top line of the horse
Cord work is a great way to improve the horse’s top line. Without the burden of the rider’s weight, the horse can easily find a rhythmic, relaxed and balanced way of moving. The circle naturally encourages a deeper step toward the horse’s center of gravity with the inner hind leg, causing a cyclic action of the muscle ring. But the effectiveness of the cord work, of course, depends on the skills of the cord, who works with the horse. Allowing a horse to rush with a reverse order, littered with a nape, a fallen shoulder or backside is a futile and often also harmful exercise for the horse. Continue reading
Calming a Nervous Horse (Another Approach)
Calming a Nervous Horse (Another Approach)
A wonderful day, not a cloud in the sky, and you go for a horse ride. You have been planning it for quite some time and are looking forward to meeting new places.
Unfortunately, your horse is worried. Even during the cleaning and saddle, she showed signs of nervousness, and now, when you sat down in the saddle, you can literally feel her anxiety through an occasion, by the way she fiercely gnaws iron, and with her whole body, because she begins to dance in place. It seems like you are sitting on a bomb about to explode. Continue reading
