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-----Original Message-----
From: Linda VanCeylon [mailto:LVanCeylon@vines.colostate.edu]
Also, make sure you are
using the appropriate diagonal for the terrain.
Linda,
Question for you... If you are riding on a road shoulder that has a slight slant or drop off, is there a preferred diagonal? I have always posted on the inside (uphill) diagonal in this case, but I wasn't sure what others are doing. Where it is legal, we try to switch sides of the road so that one side isn't always "down hill".
Otherwise, equitation & dressage lessons always taught me to post on the outside diagonal of a curve. If we are traveling in a straight line, we alternate every little while.
My older gelding was one-sided after a severe injury as a yearling. He came to me as a 9 year old. We used posting on his weak diagonal as one of many tools to strengthen that side & make it more flexible. It is amazing how he could "sneak" a change of diagonals in on me. A little "stumble", a canter stride, etc. They can be subtle!
Linda Flemmer
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