According to each rider, equitation or horsemanship has a different meaning. Some popular themes run along these lines:

Encyclopedia Britannica - (horsemanship)Art of training, riding, and handling horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal’s direction, gait, and speed with maximum effectiveness and minimum effort. Natural aids are a rider’s balance, hands, voice, and [...]

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What is ego, and where does it belong in the act of riding, training and otherwise interacting with horses?
Ego; noun
1. Self-aggrandizement: an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance.
2. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
I would like to take the stance [...]

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