376 | Improving Your Feel In The Saddle

Feel...  A hugely important component of successful horsemanship and something that is often considered as a talent that you are either gifted at birth with or your not!

From years spent helping and watching people ride, I do agree that some people seem to have a more natural feel than others. However, I have also found that, often, riders who seemingly lack natural feel can learn it. They can develop it with consistent effort and diligence.

What Is Feel?

So what is feel?  My explanation of feel is the ability to know the right time to ask a question of your horse without having to consciously think about it.  It is also the skill of reacting correctly, in a timely fashion, to almost all situations without, again, having to think too long or hard about it.

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Additional Resources for Equestrians

• Online Community for Equestrian focusing on Planning and Mindset
• Great Expectations – Returning to Riding series
• Step by Step – Returning to Riding Series
• Choosing Your Mindset – Returning to Riding Series
• Focusing on the Basics – Returning to Riding Series
• The Original Returning to Riding Plan
• The Full Returning to Riding Program
• Free Equestrian Fitness Challenge
• Connection; The Online Membership for Equestrians