Mid half-halt
Also a clear moment of positive DAP with the horse's hind leg landing before the foreleg. |
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A study of the leg position, heel farther back than the
suggested ideal, but it clearly works for this rider! |
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Can we say "stuck in the saddle"?
There is nothing un-toned about these buns! |
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Holds the vertical trunk position so well. I'm aware he
very much holds his position despite what the horse does. |
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A great moment to see his leg position, with parallel thighs.
You can see an entire *smiling* face between his calf and the horse's side. |
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A half halt moment at canter, I believe. This is as open in
trunk-thigh angle as I've ever seen him. |
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Lovely moment - So much is going right -- as a good
friend once said, "He could ride a 55 gallon drum and make it look awesome!" Absolutely no disrespect intended for the lovely horse shown on this page! (Leslie Morse's GP gelding Fello) |
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Again, a great moment. (I played with the contrast a bit to
make the outline of the rider more clear.) He maintains the shoulder-hip-ankle lineup so well, a real model of how to do it right. |