http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/06/getting-to-bend/ How to Get to Yes with the horse you have Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/06/getting-to-bend/comment-page-1/#comment-89 sharon Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=330#comment-89 It is so funny that you mention this particular thing right now. I had gotten into the habit of looking over my outside shoulder in order to facilitate alignment. I really wasn't 100% sure why that made such a big difference but since it worked I just did it. Then -today- it hit me why it 'worked' and it was for the very reason you state above. TOO FUNNY!! Thanks for your comment. :-) It is so funny that you mention this particular thing right now. I had gotten into the habit of looking over my outside shoulder in order to facilitate alignment. I really wasn’t 100% sure why that made such a big difference but since it worked I just did it. Then -today- it hit me why it ‘worked’ and it was for the very reason you state above. TOO FUNNY!! Thanks for your comment.

]]> http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/06/getting-to-bend/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Peggy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:59:42 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=330#comment-88 Hi, Sharon! This makes Mary Wanless' descriptions of what is actually happening when good riders execute various movements (for instance, she says that on turns good riders (whatever they may SAY they do) are actually opening their chests to the outside of the circle). That would tend to take weight off the inside, I would think (or at least, would tend to get the inside seat bone off the highest point in the horse's spinal process, by moving the seat bone a tad forward). I will have to find a copy of the book! Hi, Sharon! This makes Mary Wanless’ descriptions of what is actually happening when good riders execute various movements (for instance, she says that on turns good riders (whatever they may SAY they do) are actually opening their chests to the outside of the circle). That would tend to take weight off the inside, I would think (or at least, would tend to get the inside seat bone off the highest point in the horse’s spinal process, by moving the seat bone a tad forward). I will have to find a copy of the book!

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