Now we will discuss the first technical detail related to contact and the use of hands during horse riding. It is about how to hold the reins and how to use your fingers to hold them. This may seem commonly known and unimportant, but it is absolutely the most important element when it comes to
Let’s now talk directly about what hands are used for in Anna’s Riding Method. If you have read carefully the previous two chapters of this module, you already know the answer. Hands are only used to create contact between the rider’s body and the horse’s mouth. Therefore, hands are passive in the sense that we
In this chapter, we will discuss the concept of contact in horse riding. Contact is something every rider desires to achieve and is a fundamental aspect of horse riding. It is one of the first things we aim to teach a horse if we intend to ride them. Contact refers to the connection between the
The primary goal of a rider’s hands is to communicate with the horse and create a smooth, harmonious connection. To do this effectively, it is crucial to understand the difference between disturbing and supporting the movement of the horse. Disturbing the movement refers to actions that negatively affect the horse’s balance, rhythm, and comfort. This
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Warmest Welcome to the 3rd Module of Anna’s Riding Method: Relaxation of the Rider’s Hands & Contact! Below you can find links to the English and Polish language version of the Module 3 of Anna’s Riding Method. I share it with you with deep heartfelt trust that it will help you and will support your
Welcome to the 3rd Module of Anna’s Riding Method! With the 3rd Module of the Anna’s Riding Method course, we invite you to the world of our equestrian technique, which is understandable to both rider and horse, and gives almost immediate results. Such fast and such spectacular results of our riding method are possible because
Trot as Preparation for Passage and Piaffe Riders with poor riding techniques have to kill their horses’ movement through the back in order to ride these horses and look like professionals and not socket puppets. Otherwise, they would bounce up and down in the saddle in trot and canter. The trot without movement of the
How Your Good Riding Technique Will Immediately Improve the Movement of Your Horse When people see it happening, they say that it looks like magic happening in front of their eyes. Whenever you improve your riding technique even a little bit, your horse will start to move much better almost immediately. Even small improvements in
Physical Preparation It will be much easier for you to ride your horse using the correct technique when your body is prepared to support you in this quest. Good riding technique requires from a rider a lot of support coming from the thighs and legs to stabilise the seat of the rider. The exercises that
Saddle To ride well, you will need a very good saddle. If you try to ride using a poor-quality saddle, or a saddle unsuitable for good riding technique, then you sentence yourself to years of unsuccessful riding and endanger your and your horse’s health. A good saddle is the combination of many elements: design, materials,
