Correctly Riding Your Horse On The Bit

2016-02-15

So, we've all been there, riding around the arena on our horse, desperately seeking the elusive 'On the Bit'. Pumping with our legs, 'sponging' with our hands; doing our level best to achieve what is beginning to feel like the holy grail of riding a horse! All the while hoping, praying, wishing (hey, when you are desperate you will resort to anything!) that a lightning bolt will just shoot out of the sky and, **Poof**, your horse is 'on the bit'! The sad part is that the more we pump with our legs, push with our seat and plead with the Good Lord to show us mercy and de...

All the while hoping, praying, wishing (hey, when you are desperate you will resort to anything!) that a lightning bolt will just shoot out of the sky and, **Poof**, your horse is 'on the bit'!

The sad part is that the more we pump with our legs, push with our seat and plead with the Good Lord to show us mercy and deliver us from this agony that is our desperation... The less and less likely we actually are of achieving our goal!

For many trainers, it can feel like there is a fine line when explaining this concept. I am taking the brave (or stupid, depending on where you see the line) step of trying to decipher this massive mystery. A feat by which so many riders define themselves.