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Is Your Horse a Righty or a Lefty?
Has it ever crossed your mind that your horse might be “left-” or “right-handed”? According to Gabriele Rachen-Schöneich and Klaus Schöneich in their book STRAIGHTENING THE CROOKED HORSE, every horse is either left- or right-handed, and this “handedness” or “sidedness” is almost identical to that of the human population in terms of occurrence (70-90 percent…
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The Fantastic Physics of Riding: Effects of Centrifugal and Shear Forces on the Horse’s Movement
Did you know that every horse has to contend with centrifugal and shear forces? Come on…admit it…these aren’t the usual terms we toss around in the riding ring or during a lesson. But the physics of the horse’s movement, in particular on the circle or curved path upon which we so commonly ride him, have…
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