How to Make Sure The Aids Don't Destroy the Gaits
This article challenges the conventional understanding of riding aids, arguing that true aids are not just cues or instructions, but a form of "pre-remembering" where the rider's entire body patterns the movement they want the horse to perform next. Discover why a kick or a pull is not a true aid and how these isolated signals can destroy a horse's natural gaits.
Kjrsos ~ A Way to Live That Changes Things
This is how we become more powerful teachers, mentors & friends
To our horses, to each other, to the earth and to all living things.
The Kjrsos Experience ~ Is knowing that true aids are the language of movement.
How to Make Sure The Aids
Don't Destroy the Gaits
Article Summary
This article challenges the conventional understanding of riding aids. It argues that true aids are not just cues or instructions, but a form of "pre-remembering"—where the rider's entire body patterns the movement they want the horse to perform next. Discover why a kick or a pull is not a true aid and how these isolated signals can destroy a horse's natural gaits.
Learn why patterning is the key to creating a language of movement that the horse instinctively understands, allowing you to open up space for them to move into rather than restraining them. This piece is essential for any rider looking to move beyond simple cues to a more harmonious and effective communication.
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Kjrsos ~ A Way to Live That Changes Things
This is how we become more powerful teachers, mentors & friends
To our horses, to each other, to the earth and to all living things.
The Kjrsos Experience ~ Is knowing that true aids are the language of movement.