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Not a bad test, overall. I liked that you were able to do decent transitions from rising trot into canter. I actually did not see a "stretchy" circle. When you do losgellassenheit, the horse is...

chisamba...you are a long time horsewoman. You will do just fine with whatever you take. If the clinician is so poor that he/she has no worthwhile insights for working with either green horse, then...

The piaffe is like a reinback in place.

I would ask to see the innoculation and worming records for the last two years. Hopefully, they will show the correct frequency and attention to detail. While this is no assurance that the mare is...

The first thing I notice is that the saddle does not fit the horse properly. Is that a bounce pad under the back of it...can't quite see? At any rate, the saddle is not properly level, which means...

I have a saddleseat Barnsby that I love. I'd say the Barnesbys compare very well with the Steuben Tristan.

My remark about changing rein at "x" had nothing to do with how I rode tests. It was in response to a previous poster who said she had been marked down for posting the wrong diagonal...which my...

I have never seen a judge mark down for being on the "wrong" diagonal as "X." Actually, on any long trot diagonal, the posting should change rein at "X." I have never seen a rider change rein at...

I'm afraid that I agree with mbm, Ginger. The rider's position is not judged, and from what I have seen in the lesson department, most judges who are also trainers really do not see the problems as...

I think that you also need to take into consideration the trainer's facility when you consider the price. Does the trainer need to maintain an indoor ring as well as an outdoor ring, for instance....

There are several things happening that create the rein problem, and it is not the rein length, or even the rein, that has anything to do with it. Your horse is badly on the forehand, and you are...

For this to become the norm, our whole herd management technique would have to change. Remember that the stallion "learns" correct procedure by first being a colt within the herd. First, he has to...

I do not believe that anyone has mentioned that the saddle is way too small for this rider. As the results, this rider has no prayer of ever finding a correct seat that does not pound the horse's...

I have always used vaseline on my show halter. When I was a little kid, and patent leather was all the rage for Sunday dress shoes, I was also given the task of applying the vaseline to my shoes. ...

This horse is being ridden way over tempo. She is curling in order to try to shorten her base of support so that she is not pushed off her front legs. Apparently, this has already happened a bit...

Much of your difficulty stems from the fact you are riding on your crotch. As the results of that, your whole upper body is tense and stiff. If you would round your seatbones under you, you will...

I actually think you are correct MBM. My guess is that rollkur was an American export to Europe via the western world with its draw reins rather anything Baucher did.

I would say that he can definitely walk the walk. As with most of us, he has a few flaws in these videos. Probably the one I would change is the length of the reins. Except for the walk work, the...

The size of the horse somewhat influences the size of the circle you choose, at least under saddle. However, I would never use less than about a 55-ft diameter circle for lunging. What you want is...

I have never used a bitless bridle unless you want to count a halter with reins attached as one.:lol: However, I do have a couple of bosals that I have not used in years and years.

Bosals are...

Krazy...I love you and your mare to pieces, but in every single picture, your mare is skewing her head. This shows fairly serious crookedness that you should now be adressing....and I don't care how...

You are not a good candidate for trying to have a breeding program. You will find it extremely difficult to sell those babies after you bond with them. Remember this lesson you have just learned: ...

I have read both this thread and the locked on on the UDBB. What I do not understand with some of these threads is why a few posters seem to think that if they have never heard or seen a particular...

Forgive me if I am ignorant, but at the FEI levels, isn't a double bridle required? If that is the case, I would think the extra "arm" portion of the baucher would conflict with the upper shank...

When a joint compresses, it does so because of the amount of weight taken upon it. If the inside compresses more than the outside, this is because it is taking greater weight. The weight taken upon...