The following are photographs taken showing various degrees of correctness, and a number of different equitational flaws. I hope this pictures can help some of you learn what to look for. Please bear in mind that some of the things I point out in the annotations as 'mistakes' are sometimes done on purpose (there are times, for example that you may want to have your leg back, or you may choose to put your hands in a different position, or you may choose to lean too far back for awhile as you unlearn sitting too far forward).

I'd like to thank Sally Barns for taking most of these photographs (the ones of me on Max, where I'm wearing all white) during the Andreas Hausberger clinic (he is in several of the photos as well). I've also used some photographs I took at the clinic. Anything upper-level isn't me!

At the Halt

Almost square halt

At the Walk

Walk

Walk1

Walk2

At the trot

Fairly nice, harmonious moments (at about 1st level), my horse has a good bend and is on the bit, and has attentive ears and a happy tail

trot

trot2

freely moving horse in a correct long and low frame at the trot

Somewhat less ideal moments at the trot

trot3

trot4

At the Canter

canter1

canter2

canter3

collected canter

Horse on the Bit (at working trot)

On the bit

Horse on the bit at a medium trot

medium trot

Chair-seat position (bad equitation!)

chair seat

Beginning lateral work (less than ideal...)

Lateral1

Lateral2

If you are unsure of any of the terms I've used, check the glossary of terms:

Glossary.

Passage. This Lippizan Stallion, ridden by Whitney, is being trained to do passage, a highly-collected, very slow, very animated trot. I love these pictures!

passage

more passage

This yearling is 'upside down' (This is NOT how she usually moves!)

upside down

This yearling Lippizan colt is demonstrating a nice, natural, uphill canter

Romeo

Andreas Hausberger (of the Spanish Riding School) is riding Tiki, Whitney's warmblood mare, in a beautiful uphill canter (preparing for a flying change).

tiki

The Lipizzaner horses in thess pictures are owned/bred/ and/or trained by Jennifer Roth. For more information, her website is at:

To go back to 'How to Train Your groundsperson' use the link below.

Training

A visual guide to the anatomy of a horse:

Anatomy

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