All Blog Posts Tagged 'on the bit' (3)

False 'On the Bit' frame originates with Niggli

http://www.hartetoharte.org/On_The_Bit_You_Cannot_Have_It_Both_Ways.pdf

There you will discover, what I believe, is the history of of the false 'on the bit' frame being presented in dressage.

Added by E. Allan Buck on August 29, 2011 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Muffinator...

Ah my little Maggie, aka Muffin, aka Muffinator, aka Magnolia, aka Maggie Mae.

Wednesday I wasn't feeling well, so my intrepid trainer rode Maggie. This was her first schooling ride on her. So, what did we learn? Doesn't react properly to the whip (hind legs move, but she sucks behind the leg), doesn't bend in her body, doesn't really take contact on the right rein, probably because she doesn't really take contact on the left rein....

We've made progress getting…

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Added by MagsNMe on September 25, 2010 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

Thomas Ritter: On the Bit 1.0

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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