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Conference noted::equitation

Title:	Equine Notes Conference
Notice:	Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:	MTADMS::COBURNIO

Created:	Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2080
Total number of notes:	22383

831.0. "Whats an 'automatic release' over fences" by BSS::OBOX::SACHS (I'm not mean, I've just been in a very bad mood for the last 40 years) Tue Mar 26 1991 13:59

Hi!

I checked out the equitation notes but didnt find anything on this
issue......At least, I'm assuming its an equitation issue....sigh.

So, whats an 'automatic release' in jumping terms?  I keep seeing
George Morris refer to this in his articles in 'Practical Horseman'.  He
described it as making a straight line from elbow to mouth over
the fence.  Can anyone elaborate?

Jan who is still using the old hands locked tight in the mane approach
	but has hopes of one day developing some equitation over fences...

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831.1 BOSOX::LCOBURN Never play leapfrog with a unicorn Tue Mar 26 1991 14:37 11

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831.1		BOSOX::LCOBURN	Never play leapfrog with a unicorn	`Tue Mar 26 1991 14:37`	11
	My understanding of what he refers to is that the rider follows the horses' mouth, maintaining light contact, over the fence. In order to do this correctly, it requires a relaxed but secure seat which allows the rider to maintain the contact without hitting the horse in the mouth. Your hands should always work independently of the rest of your body when riding, but it's not as easy as it sounds and most riders are taught to jump with a crest release in order to avoid harming the horse until they develop an independent enough seat to perform the automatic release.

    My understanding of what he refers to is that the rider follows the
    horses' mouth, maintaining light contact, over the fence. In order
    to do this correctly, it requires a relaxed but secure seat which
    allows the rider to maintain the contact without hitting the horse
    in the mouth. Your hands should always work independently of the rest
    of your body when riding, but it's not as easy as it sounds and most
    riders are taught to jump with a crest release in order to avoid
    harming the horse until they develop an independent enough seat to
    perform the automatic release.