18/10/2025
Here is this week's Friday Freebie!
🐴 The Quality of the Contact
What should you feel in your hands when your horse is going correctly on the flat? I think many riders are unsure of what they should be looking for.
What a rider feels in their hands is a direct correlation to the state of the horse's back and hindquarters. When a horse is straight, and carrying itself correctly - with forward energy flowing through a relaxed, swinging back into the connection of the bit, the rider feels an even, consistent, solid, and elastic connection. What do I mean by solid? I certainly don't mean *heavy*. But if the connection is true, the rider will get the feeling that the horse is *up into their hand* and seeking the connection.
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https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/articles/the_quality_of_the_contact
