Comments on: Relaxation is a Virtue : Calm, Forward, Straight http://www.writingofriding.com/the-art-of/relaxation-is-a-virtue-calm-forward-straight/ Author Erica K. Frei's Equestrian Blog. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: A http://www.writingofriding.com/the-art-of/relaxation-is-a-virtue-calm-forward-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-100 A Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:23:44 +0000 http://www.writingofriding.com/?p=240#comment-100 I like how you say "Lightness isn’t something that is achieved, it simply exists when all of these things are present and the horse works without tension. It is when there is tension in the horse that we have to rely upon force and heavy aids to inspire them." Very interesting read, as I have a horse that tends to stay very chronically tense. I like how you say “Lightness isn’t something that is achieved, it simply exists when all of these things are present and the horse works without tension. It is when there is tension in the horse that we have to rely upon force and heavy aids to inspire them.”

Very interesting read, as I have a horse that tends to stay very chronically tense.

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