WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WHEN A HORSE IS ON THE BIT?
July 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Dressage, Dressage tips, Tips, Training, Uncategorized
When a dressage horse is on the bit, this is what he’ll look like:
• His entire outline from back to front looks round.
• His hind legs step actively underneath his body, his back is up and swinging, his neck is long and low enough to be in line with the “power train” of his hindquarters, his poll is the highest point, and his nose is about 5 degrees in front of the vertical
• From the saddle his neck is widest at the base (just in front of the withers) and becomes progressively narrower as you get closer to his ears.
• From the side, his neck looks longish and relatively low rather than up in the air and short.
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