A clear explanation of what the classical schools meant by Combined Effects — the rider’s deliberate coordination of distinct actions and single aids to form an intelligible language between horse and human. Combined Effects — the visible proof that the aids remain separate while the effects are combined. Most modern readers — and riders — skim past the most important ideas without realizing it… just as they do in the saddle. They hurry through the words, the way they rush

This article is the written form of a spoken lecture. 107 - Lecture 1 (Prep) 108 - Lecture 18 Jane Frizzell 2023 *** "We still need to examine HAND , which requires examining SLETB (Straight-Line Elbow-to-Bit) . This brings us to the final — not first — connection of CONTACT . YOU ARE CONTACT Consider this idea: You are contact. Your horse is contact. We—our POSITION , our SEAT — are contact. We are contact. Riding is contact. That is what riding is. Another principle to k

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