Losgelassenheit

[issywizz]

An article by Thomas Ritter;
http://www.artisticdressage.com/articles/losgelassenheit.html

[EmmaB]

Great article, thanks for posting!
Love this particular part, how true it is:

.." A horse who does not accept the aids is unsafe - even if he appears calm - because the rider has no true control over his mount whatsoever, whereas the back of a horse who is losgelassen (implying obedience to the aids) is the safest place in the world for his rider, even in situations where something startles the horse, because the horse will remain on the aids, and the rider can re-establish the former calmness quickly and easily. " 

[shoveltrash]

GREAT article
my goal......even if all we ever do is w/t/c , at home & out hacking

[tollertwins]

hey trish...that's one and a half more gears that I have right now! i have a LOT of walk and an itty bitty bit of trot! 

[Heather]

I love Thomas's articles, and keep nagging him to write a book! Now that he is back in Germany, maybe he will get round to it!

[tollertwins]

The Ritters moved back to Germany? When did that happen?

[Heather]

A few months ago, tollertwins.

[tollertwins]

WAHHHH!!!!! I was looking forward to doing a lunge clinic after we moved up to Washington in a couple years.... 

[issywizz]

Thats last season too,the new trend is 'body scrunching in sideways stuff' 

[Heather]

Yes, it's the Pretzel method

[ukica]

    

[winnieandben]

   Great article