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This page still under construction--Thanks for understanding!
Aids--The ongoing non-verbal communication of the rider to the horse using the legs, seat, and reins. May also include use of riding crop and spurs. Canter--Three-beat gait, fastest of the natural gaits of the horse. Collection-- Contact-- Cross-firing--Cantering on opposing leads in the front and rear legs. Results in and/or is the result of loss of balance in the canter. Flying Lead Change--Change of canter lead without going through the trot. Change must occur in both front and rear, or cross-firing will result. Forward-- Free walk--Relaxed walk in which the horse is allowed to lengthen and stretch to the bit. Half-pass--Lateral movement in which the horse is bent in the direction of the motion. Impulsion--Horse's desire to move forward, including elasticity of steps and roundness. Lateral movement--Any movement which involves motion in a sideways direction. Lead (canter)--The foot which strikes most forward in the canter stride. Medium walk--Normal walk in which the horse is kept on the bit and in a correct frame for his current level of training. On the bit-- Posting--A way of riding the trot in which the rider sits and rises in rhythm to the horse's trot strides. Roundness--The way in which the horse travels with his back "lifted" into the saddle rather than hollow. Submission--The horse's attention and confidence, harmony with rider, lightness of movements, and acceptance of the bit. Trot--Diagonal two-beat gait, may be ridden sitting or rising/posting. Walk--Four-beat gait, slowest of the natural gaits of the horse. This website © Camelot Equestrian. All rights reserved. Site design by:
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