Rider's Outside Hip Release - Nov 2021
Lateral Work Riding
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12m
In this video, Karen explains and demonstrates a technique for your position that will help allow the horse to move under your seat better, and allow you to follow your horse. The outside leg is often not talked about, and too many times riders don’t realize that they are using their outside leg when they don’t need to be. We often think a lot about what aids to put ON, and in this video we think about how to take OFF an aid! This will make everything feel easier for horse and rider.
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