The concept of having to figure out my horse's takeoff point terrifies me. I'm a good rider, don't get me wrong. But I literally have no depth perception (I was told this when I did my driver's test!). I've heard various opinions on seeing a stride though. Some people say that some people can just do it, and other people just can't, no matter how hard they work at it. Some people say that it's not important and if the rest of the approach is good (rhythmic, straight, balanced, forward), the horse should be able to get itself through, others say that it's always important. Some people say that it's only important over larger fences (over 3ft) while others say that it's important over small fences too.
Seeing as I'm still at the level of crossrails, and getting Coquette forward and straight means she'll jump nicely, how much longer until I have to worry about this "seeing a stride" nonsense?!
Seeing as I'm still at the level of crossrails, and getting Coquette forward and straight means she'll jump nicely, how much longer until I have to worry about this "seeing a stride" nonsense?!