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Head to Tail Mastery

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve written about the importance of bend in previous posts, but I would like to once again emphasize its use, as well as expand upon and explore the benefits of correct bend further.
The bend that I am referring to in the horse, is the from nose to tail. It encompasses the whole of the horse’s [...]

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Maintaining the Bend

January 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The bend I refer to is that of specifically the neck and generally the entire body. The bend is one of four factors I consider in the working of the horse, that are rules so to speak and guidelines. When something is not functioning properly, i.e. a movement isn’t as correct as I would like, [...]

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