Coaching Karlotta 2

Once again, Karlotta is brave enough to give me two of her pics to Coach :-)

Ok, Here we go:

It seems like, (I dont have the facts) Karlotta is a bit captured in the traditional (Belly in, shoulders back) education which gives a stiff position and also can give problems with WHERE to keep the balance.

The horse is on the outside hind and Karlotta is working with her unside hand to shape the horse on the inside. Nope. It will never be functional.

We basicly have 4 part - diagonals to work with, in this case, Karlotta have to come back more in the middle to be able to even feel them.

The only leg in the upper pic which is not disturbed, is..

Yes what do YOU as a reader think?


Well..

Right front ofcourse.

Why?

Look at the diagonals.

The Diagonal to the outside hind is mixed up with the diagonal to the inside hind, they are doing each others work and have each others responsibility. Very common yes. We think that we have to shape the inside frame with the inside hand and we sometimes loose the outside rein.

And then we look at the inside front, in this case on the diagonal with the outside hind which is the supportive leg in this pic.

I would like to say three quick sentences: Breastbone up! , loose your inside hand! Support the outside rein.

That´s only a very quick fix and we would have to add: Bring your balance down to your pelvis, Breathe! and look, where you are going!

My question would also be, what is your plan?

Next pic shows the similar problem, Karlotta is a responsive rider, but seems to ride from the strict rules from the old fashion riding system which you learn from traditional Riding Schools.

Also here, once again we see the inner hand having to much responsibility. Horse have a soft round shape but, only because of the inner hand, which means, it will not last and it is not functional.

It seems like Karlotta have to work a lot with different aids and inputs all the time to make the horse do the different things and what I would like to do with this Equipage is, to let her feel. Just feel..the different movements, the different corners, and all her own and the horse´s bodyparts, before she even start to shape the horse.

:-)

/Carola Lind