Truth or Fiction………

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Years ago I read a book called Horse Feathers Fact versus Myths about your horse’s health.

It presented some common ideas about horses that the author felt were untrue.

I remember agreeing with a few chapters and strongly disagreeing with one or two.

But I thoroughly enjoyed the thought process………..

So here it goes:
Horse Feathers by Bad Eventer…… Fact versus Myths about Eventing.

Chapter 1
Position is important. Fact versus myth.

Yep.

My riding instructors, past and present, are all firing me as a student about now.

But here’s what I see.

Olympics
Gold Medal
WEG

Riding is nothing more than the act of not falling off. Right?

Undoubtedly one of the best “not falling off” moments in eventing history….

How about this one??

Riding well, and especially in cross country situations

often involves some unconventional

 

moves.

As much as I’ve been told that keeping your heels down…..

and that entire shoulder, hip, heel line……………………..

will keep you on the horse……………..

I can attest

that it

absolutely does not.

Yet, I’ve seen

this

and this

and guess what?

These people are some of the best eventers in the world.

Riding Position?

Bad Eventer says – Fiction

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2 thoughts on “Truth or Fiction………

  1. my bad

    Why do we have to make it so hard? Keep the horse between your ass and the ground. Easy peezy, ya right.

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