When Purchasing a young riding prospect.

When purchasing a young riding prospect the buyer should look first for an outstanding four beat walk with a natural swing of the back and tail, and a natural usage of the lowering and raising of the head and neck. The walk should also have a good rhythm and a good overstepping of the limbs. Then the buyer should look at the canter, the horse even if young, should canter correct in the right seque...nce of the footfalls, and not disunited constantly, especially an older youngster, say a three or four year old. The horse should clearly push off his outside hind leg and lift himself with ease without much trouble, all talented horses can do this at a very young age and continue to do so most of their lives. The trot is fine to look at, so we can see that the horse steps level and preferably does not forge himself, it is not too important if he does for this can be fixed with training, not shoeing, training, but keep in mind that these faults take long to correct and in my personal preference I rather focus on the development of the horse than in the correction of his morphological faults, which is part of the reason a horse forges. If the horse flips the toe at the trot, it is a sign that he does not step level, but again not to worry too much since this too can be corrected with training if done correctly. If the horse has good qualities in the walk and canter, the trot is not important to look at because it will surely be good as well, and if not it can be improved with training. This is a fact in any kind or breed of horse that is being looked at. A good horse is a good horse regardless of breed, color, lineage or pedigree.

The Seat of the Rider is split into Different Parts.

The seat of the rider is split into different parts. 1. The pelvis and seat bones. With this part of the riders seat, we feel the entire movement of the horse to act accordingly and to follow the movement. 2. The leg, which when used correct it is split into three parts (a.) the thigh from hip to knee. this part of the leg helps us stabilize the hip and helps us give subtle aids with knee and thig...h, it is at times the only muscle we need to flex in conjunction of the hip aids. (b.)the calf from the knee to ankle, this is the only part we use on the barrel of the horse when we are training him and all the way up until he is fully trained until we teach him to learn the aids of hip and thigh only. (c.) the ankle and heel/spur. This part of the leg is the most sever and the most often used incorrect. The heel/spur are typically supposed to be used only for highly schooled horses, for discipline, or for more impulsion. 3. the back and shoulders. The rider uses this part of his body control tempo, control movement, rhythm, to collect and to manipulate the hip and thigh aids. 4.the hands. The rider connects his brain to that of the horse sending the feeling from the hands of the rider to the mouth of the horse, helping the horse understand what the rest of the natural body aids mean.
5.the mind. This is the most important part of the rider. The good rider will think about his horse above all else, will have the patience to wait, the conviction to persist, the ability to discipline in justice and only in justice, the discernment to be a fair, and over all the intelligence to out think his four legged friend, and persuade, not force him, into submission. This is nothing more than my opinion, based on the way I ride and the way I expect those who ride with me to do so as well. Thank you for visiting my page-Antonio Topete Diaz