I have recently been getting my riding fix with a gorgeous little Haflinger-Cob cross dressage pony. This dinky but muscular ball of energy has always caught my eye for the unlikely transformation he makes into the most elegant and impressive ridden pony, when given the right rider combination. While I work on being that rider(!) …
Tag: conformation
Fit for Purpose
Having finished feeling sorry for myself for my injured hand and horse(!), I am currently putting all my focus onto my Conformation Studies - looking at both static and dynamic conformations of a variety of horses, with the aim to 'get an eye' for correlations between posture/build/movement/behaviours and potential soreness or difficulty that the horse …
Hands on Horses 