tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post8931727762510152525..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: The 2011 Second level tests: Hint #1Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-84120572279378316492010-12-10T16:24:20.209-05:002010-12-10T16:24:20.209-05:00Could be shoulder-fore..the camera is on the fence...Could be shoulder-fore..the camera is on the fence line. I used to ride a huge mare in a shoulder-fore position all the time. Truthfully, it helped me keep her safely under control.<br /><br />Interesting shoulder-in tidbit: counter shoulder-in helps the canter (Dr. Thomas Ritter).Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-27624990962517980822010-12-10T11:05:35.037-05:002010-12-10T11:05:35.037-05:00Looks like the pic is a shoulder in. You could ri...Looks like the pic is a shoulder in. You could ride a test in a milder version of that...good advice, to be sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-46377622196817964982010-12-10T02:27:31.698-05:002010-12-10T02:27:31.698-05:00It looks to me like the photographer is straight o...It looks to me like the photographer is straight on to the rail, which implies a slight outside fore --> inside hind angle relative to the horse. I think that might be making the angle look steeper than it is.Squeaksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593298885259460268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-18791206675897083812010-12-09T22:22:09.306-05:002010-12-09T22:22:09.306-05:00any good tips like that for riding the training le...any good tips like that for riding the training level or 1st level tests?oilcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570053334551279018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-79248624744193515452010-12-09T19:45:01.606-05:002010-12-09T19:45:01.606-05:00I am right now pretty much schooling training leve...I am right now pretty much schooling training level and a bit of 1st. Mainly we're just trying to get my long mare into a frame. I've noticed that if I think think think shoulder fore then it is much easier to get going nicely. So whenever I ride I tell myself think shoulder-fore think shoulder-fore think shoulder-for. Definitely a good tidbit of advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-90991423002958866582010-12-09T18:28:34.427-05:002010-12-09T18:28:34.427-05:00Hard to tell for sure from this photo as the photo...Hard to tell for sure from this photo as the photographer seems to be outside the arena, changing the angle of the shot from direct head on. <br /><br />It is possible that the legs are on two tracks. But if they are on three, then it is a shoulder-in. <br /><br />Fine to ride a test in shoulder-fore provided the judge does not penalize you for not being straight, as some will. Might be better Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-990652197147157022010-12-09T15:45:12.245-05:002010-12-09T15:45:12.245-05:00It sure looks like it's more a shoulder-in tha...It sure looks like it's more a shoulder-in than shoulder-for to me! It's hard to tell without motion, but the amount of bend and apparent 3 tracks make it seem shoulder-in. A lot of the time you think you're straight on, and you're actually just off to the side enough to trick the eye, though.<br />I now spend a large amount of my rides in shoulder-in left, working on natural Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.com