Do you have a feeling that it is easier to ride on the right rein compared to the left? Or to approach a fence after a left turn compared to a turn from the right?
As humans, most of us have one dominant side and to be an effective rider you need to be as symmetrical as possible to be able to communicate successfully with your horse.
There is a common opinion in equestrian sport that symmetry in riders is desired. It has however been indicated that riders often have anatomical and functional asymmetry that could put both riders’ and horses’ health at risk.
Both horse and rider have their own ingrained asymmetry, so everyone find it easier to turn in one direction than in the other. Every individual has their own natural crookedness. This is already apparent when we for instance as a right-hander try to brush our teeth with our left hand. Furthermore, almost everyone has a preferred leg for main support, and this affects our entire trunk and way of moving. Still, we mount the horse with our crooked structure and expect the horse to move straight, while the horse has enough trouble with his own natural crookedness.
We will share exercises how to improve your symmetry in our social media so watch out!
Enjoy the ride Mari and CharLotta
Together for more sustainable horses
Mari Zetterqvist Blokhuis will have a seminar together with Sveland Djurförsäkringar about the importance of a good seat to create more sustainable horses.
When: Friday 29th of April, 16.00 at Sundbyholms Horse center in Eskilstuna.
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We are still working to finalize the last parts of the Rider Analysis. It has been more challenging than we thought but we are getting there:-) Please send us a mail if you are interested to know when it is on the market
Thank you Emelie!
Emelie Karlsson is a student @Nackademin that spent her internship in Social media at Rider's Position. She has, among other things, planned and produced ads for our coming launch campaign for Rider Analysis. Emelie has a beautiful Instagram account check it out!
Rider's Position's vision is to contribute to a perfect interaction between rider and horse by using data to make us riders aware of how we sit in the saddle and change the way we develop our riding. By helping riders improve the position, we want to protect the horses and contribute to a better equestrian sport.
That was all from us!
Enjoy your ride and focus on your position in the saddle. We will come back to you i next month with more news! And we love to get feedback and hear from you!
