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Thomas Ritter: On The Bit 4.0
©Thomas Ritter 2009
Paul Plinzner is best known today for finishing and publishing the notes of his teacher, Gustav Steinbrecht, under the title “The Gymnasium of the Horse”. He was also the écuyer to the last German emperor, William II. Plinzner rode with Steinbrecht in 1877 and 1878, and subsequently made Steinbrecht’s lessons into his own system of gymnastic training. I find a lot of valid and intelligent explanations in Plinzner’s own publications, although he… Continue
Added by Thomas Ritter on January 1, 2010 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
Thomas Ritter: On the Bit 3.0
©Thomas Ritter 2009
After discussing a couple of paragraphs from Gustav Steinbrecht’s “Gymnasium of the Horse”, I would like to share a very interesting account of his own personal riding. It’s very rare to find eyewitness reports on the way the old masters rode. We usually only have their books, but no way of finding out how they actually rode themselves. We are lucky that Paul Plinzner wrote a brief characterization of Steinbrecht’s riding in a short homage to… Continue
Added by Thomas Ritter on December 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments
Thomas Ritter: On The Bit 2.0
©Thomas Ritter 2009
Gustav Steinbrecht (1884):
“The steadiness of the neck, that is, the secure connection of the individual cervical vertebrae with one another and their correct position relative to one another can be ensured only by unweakened and well developed thrust. The flexibility of the neck, however, can be ensured only by the carrying capacity of the hindquarters. Forehand and hindquarters can therefore be worked only alternatingly against one… Continue
Added by Thomas Ritter on December 4, 2009 at 9:46am — No Comments
Thomas Ritter: On the Bit 1.0
©Thomas Ritter 2009
I want to explore the notion of riding the horse “on the bit” in the next few entries. It is something that most riders struggle with for a long time. It is something that is considered to be of central importance in dressage. Yet, it is not as well defined as one should think. Opinions on what being on the bit is or looks like diverge. A posture that is considered to be on the bit by rider A may be considered to be above the bit by rider B.… Continue
Added by Thomas Ritter on November 27, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment
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