Event Rider with a Young Horse Biomechanics Part 1
Rider Position and Aids
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Stephany starts by watching the rider moving on the horse at a walk in both directions. This rider is an event and dressage rider and trainer on a young Georgian Grande (Friesian and American Saddlebred cross) gelding. She helps reposition the rider so that she is more secure in her seat, which helps her horse be more confident
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They move into rising trot working on her position and how the posting mechanism of the rider affects the horse. Stephany reminds the rider of a few things for her to focus her attention on. She also talks about the posting mechanism of the rider and how going to the top of the post (and making t...
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Stephany has the rider focus on internally using her seat. She doesnt want to see the rider do the change. She wants to see the horse change. To practice this, they do bigger trot for six strides and relaxed trot for six strides.
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They take what they work on up into canter. A change in gait can influence how the rider sits. When the rider body slips into old habits, Stephany helps her reposition and reminds her of her body checklist in rhythm to the canter.
