9 and 3 o'clock
On a straight line
it is very important that the ears be at 9 and 3 o'clock on a clock-face,
and one earring not more forward than the other at say 10 and
4 o'clock.
The slightest turn
of the nose where one earring gets in advance of the other will make the
horse go crooked, and in advanced work has very grave effects in such
movements as tempi changes and keeping the straightness in rein-back or piaffe.
So the big
question:
Q.
Do you hold one earring in front of the
other on a straight line?
Q.
When you deliberately hold one earring
in front of the other...what does
your horse do?
Crookedness of any
kind is a disaster for jumping, dressage and performance sports such as
racing as it slows the horse down and develops unequal muscles.
It is something
you need to remedy very quickly, and this is a quick & easy way to think:
keep your earrings at 9 and 3 o'clock.
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[Colleen Kelly. Improve Your Riding ABN 76799531257].
