http://www.janesavoie.com/blog/learning-dressage-movements-shoulder-in/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:55:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.janesavoie.com/blog/learning-dressage-movements-shoulder-in/comment-page-1/#comment-173068 Shoulder In? Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:14:51 +0000 http://www.janesavoie.com/blog/?p=136#comment-173068 [...] Knowing the purpose of the exercise is important too! When we ask a horse to do a shoulder in, it is to load and activate the inside hind leg/to increase the ability of the hind end to carry more weight. First start with a shoulder-fore position, which is not quite as much as a shoulder in. Be careful keep the impulsion (propelling power) of the hind leg or you will defeat the purpose of the exercise. Here's an article I pulled up quickly that describes both in better detail. Lesson 15 - Starting Lateral Work: The Shoulder-in - Classical dressage And another from Jane Savoie. Learning Dressage Movements-Shoulder-in | janesavoie.com [...] [...] Knowing the purpose of the exercise is important too! When we ask a horse to do a shoulder in, it is to load and activate the inside hind leg/to increase the ability of the hind end to carry more weight. First start with a shoulder-fore position, which is not quite as much as a shoulder in. Be careful keep the impulsion (propelling power) of the hind leg or you will defeat the purpose of the exercise. Here's an article I pulled up quickly that describes both in better detail. Lesson 15 – Starting Lateral Work: The Shoulder-in – Classical dressage And another from Jane Savoie. Learning Dressage Movements-Shoulder-in | janesavoie.com [...]

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