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Discussion on Where does movement come from?
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Ekeeling
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Posted on Saturday, Nov 29, 2003 - 2:00 pm:
Hi Karen,
I have a warmblood mare who looks quite common in the field but under saddle (and also when all the horses are spooked) whaw! She really is a pleasure to watch and ride. She now has a 16 week old filly who is TB X Warmblood and she has inherited her mothers movement. We can see the cadence when she trots especially when she is playing sometimes all four feet are off the ground at the same time! It's hard to explain but that's what it looks like and we could see this from a couple of weeks old when she got her strenght. If you look at most horses when they are in flight mode they all move stunningly I think it's mostly us riders who spoil them. I just pray we don't spoil our little filly.
Regards Eileen
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Kkmp
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Posted on Saturday, Nov 29, 2003 - 9:33 pm:
horses are graceful. so are ponies
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Mrose
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Posted on Sunday, Nov 30, 2003 - 3:15 pm:
I think you are all right! The conformation has to be there, suppleness can be natural and also can be taught and improved upon if the conformation is there to allow it. Conformation is genetics. But, there is something else that comes from within the horse, also-presence, sense of self, inner spirit. This latter thing is something we humans have to be careful about not "killing" or surpressing. That's the fine line, and the "dance" we do with the horse-to be a partner, a teacher, a learner, without being a surpresser. Some horses naturally have more self awareness than others, and they have it from birth. This, I believe, is also genetics. (Or, perhaps as some believe, the "spirit" or "soul" of the horse that it is born with. ) I know that I have certain mares who have "it" and all their foals do too. From the moment they are first trying to get to their feet they have a certain "something" about them that makes them different from the other horses.
The conformation give them ability to move a certain way, and the inner spirit gives them the desire.
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Pinkapp
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Posted on Friday, Dec 24, 2004 - 9:20 pm:
From my experience, the reach and forward swing of a particular horse's shoulder plays a large part in the grace and beauty of their stride. A horse with a short, up and down, front end gait will eternally appear rough and not especially graceful. On the other hand, a horse with a shoulder that swings free can be lengthened and shortened as needed to achieve the balanced, graceful movement that wins in both the HUS and Western Pleasure pens.
That's not to say, though, that conformation is the be all and end all of a brialliant performer. Just as other posts have expressed, that desire to perform, that "presence" in the ring, only serves to heighten a horses natural abilities AND their training. One of my 2 1/2 year old fillies is a whopping 3 3/4" shorter in the front right now, but she's got a long, reachy shoulder that allowed her to compensate for the vast height differences. And she must have compensated pretty well considering that she earned a Circuit Reserve Champion Green Horse award her first year out.
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Pinkapp
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Posted on Saturday, Dec 25, 2004 - 12:01 pm:
Here's a photo of the horse I was referring to in my previous post. The vast height difference front to back obviously didn't make much difference to her performance. I would have liked to have seen her driving deeper behind and less "behind the bit", but since she had only been under saddle for about 45 days, I'm exceedingly pleased with her performance.
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