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What is Classical Riding?
Many people dont know what classical riding is, many people believe that it is elitist or stuffy or just posh dressage. Generally people think that it is not something for them, or cant be of any use to them. Something only for the dressage set.
How sad ! How wrong !
Classical riding is something for everybody & every horse. Its origins are in warfare where the use of simple, systematic clear aids left the rider best able to throw his javelin & wield his sword whilst travelling at high speeds with no saddle, jumping ditches, dodging arrows, swords & other horsemen, traversing sideways,rearing to dodge infantrymen and leaping and kicking to clear a path for the horseman.(sound stuffy?)
The basics of classical equitation are in function & control, a simple & systematic communication, engagement of the seat & upper body,legs and feeling,a light & obedient horse can be achieved, free of kicking, pulling, anger & aggression & generally confusing busy aids. Classical riding is a quiet & harmonious & non elitist approach to achieving the very best in horse/rider communication.
In the effective & co-ordinated use of the riders body,legs,seat,sense of feeling and soft hands enables an accurate delivery of clear & obvious aids, by which we can we can achieve happy fluent light & compliant equines in all disciplines and lives.
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