Developing Good Balance By Ted Howard, Production Animal Consultation
D
oes anyone remember the song “Dem Bones”? It goes kind of like this: “The knee bone connected to the thigh bone, the thigh bone connected to the hip bone, the hip bone connected to the back bone….” You get the idea. When thinking about developing good balance on a horse, we need to be aware of our posture and therefore the alignment of our bones.
When riding a horse, our shoulder and ankle should be in a vertical line, straight up and down. This alignment allows us to be more balanced in our saddle.
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