Comments on: The Base of Support for Good Horsemanship https://theridinginstructor.net/the-base-of-support-for-good-horsemanship/ For those who teach and those who learn Sat, 18 May 2024 14:41:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: TheRidingInstructor https://theridinginstructor.net/the-base-of-support-for-good-horsemanship/#comments/34757 Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:30:28 +0000 https://theridinginstructor.net/?p=5315#comment-34757 In reply to joyce (Flaghorse).

Hi Joyce, You’re right. With a good base of support the rider should be able to bend and flex most any direction and still be secure. The unfortunate side of the crest release is that it was originally taught as support for the upper body which allows for over compensation and exactly what you mentioned. It’s hard enough to teach novices not to “jump ahead” of the horse without giving them a tool that encourages weight forward. I agree. Balance first! I appreciate your comment. Thanks. Barbara

]]> By: joyce (Flaghorse) https://theridinginstructor.net/the-base-of-support-for-good-horsemanship/#comments/34755 Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:06:38 +0000 https://theridinginstructor.net/?p=5315#comment-34755 With the correct base of support that you describe so perfectly I personally feel that one can imagine the rider who is using a proper crest release with their arms stretched out airplane style in the same balance. With the correct base the arms could be in crest release, jumping with following contact or held out for balance.
Students who rely on the crest release for security tend to get their base to far out of the saddle because they are leaning on the neck and chasing their hands. We need to teach balance FIRST. I agree with the observation of the crest release being used as a tool to get average riders jumping ahead of their ability to get them to the show pen more quickly.

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