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Re: [RC] travelling wide(now hollow back) - sharp pennyIn all my *unclassical* training..lol..heavy on the forehand and traveling with a hollow back are not always related and can be mutually exclusive. If your horses head is low, chances are his back isn't hollow (but he can be heavy on the forehand).....to see how this works get on your hands and knees and raise your head..you will feel your back dip, or hollow out and your ribs sink..now lower your head and your spine will round out as your rib cage lifts. Anatomically is very hard for a horse to powertrot with his head low and be hollowed out..he can however be leaning and balanceing himself on the bit(not desirable) and as Kat said not fully using his hind quarters. as far as cantering or galloping..a horse can be just as hollowed out at this gait as at the trot..so don't assume alot of canter work will fix the problem. Working on softening in the bit and being able to get your horse to flex both laterally and vertically at all three gaits improves a horse that uses the bit for balance ie. heavy on the forehand Regards, Penny I'll go for the heavy on the forehand part, but he's never felt hollow..... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search.yahoo.com/top2003 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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