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    Make the Horse Livelier to the Rider’s Leg

    Dec 17, 2019 4 minutes
    with Beezie Madden

    1 Overall: This is a very pleasing photo of both horse and rider.

    Leg/Hip: What I first notice is the rider’s leg has slipped back quite a bit in the air. That’s caused her knee and hip angles to close slightly more than is needed for this size fence, but it’s not bad. It’s a little hard to tell where the stirrup is positioned on her foot because the standard is in the way, but it looks like her toes are turned out a tad too far.

    Her seat is a little too far out of the saddle, but I wouldn’t criticize it. Instead, she needs to think

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