02/19/2024
The neck does what the hindquarters indicate, the rider does not form the neck, but it remains long so that the horse can use it as a balancing prod. Nowadays the neck is often manipulated by the rider. But if you try to already form a very young horse, you get a slow-down-effect and as a consequence I need to make more pressure with my legs."
With 20 short seminars on Saturday and 10 on Sunday, the Burgtagung was action packed. On Saturday afternoon I was in a quandary: Uta Gräf’s lecture "Time factors in horse training" and Anja Beran’s "Eye schooling" lecture ran simultaneously and both seemed super interesting to attend.
