Sorry dont mean to hi-jack your thread but this topic made me think about us the rider.
Much talk is given to the outline/fitness/suppleness of the horse but how many riders upset the free movement, restict the horses back and neck cause damage both temp and perm through our general fitness and lack of suppleness.
I have witness riders 'banging' down on the horses back, pulling reins hard to the side to turn as the rider is not supple enough through the hips to turn their horse using their seat etc
and before any one yells I am not refering to over weight riders as I know plenty that are in tune and ride in one with their horse. I am refering to all shapes and size of riders.
As owne we can be gulity of over feedind, over rugging, over stabling, wrapping in cotton wool yet the biggest abuse of all is our personal lack of fitness.
discuss....
Much talk is given to the outline/fitness/suppleness of the horse but how many riders upset the free movement, restict the horses back and neck cause damage both temp and perm through our general fitness and lack of suppleness.
I have witness riders 'banging' down on the horses back, pulling reins hard to the side to turn as the rider is not supple enough through the hips to turn their horse using their seat etc
and before any one yells I am not refering to over weight riders as I know plenty that are in tune and ride in one with their horse. I am refering to all shapes and size of riders.
As owne we can be gulity of over feedind, over rugging, over stabling, wrapping in cotton wool yet the biggest abuse of all is our personal lack of fitness.
discuss....