Focus on Straightness More Than Distances
Go to PracticalHorsemanMag.com to watch a video of this rider.
1 Overall: This rider has a classic leg position but she could work to make her legs a little stronger. She also could practice keeping her horse straight.
She has an excellent position with her foot in the stirrup. The iron is on the ball of her foot and the angle of her ankle is pointed out about 45 degrees and the outside bar is angled slightly ahead of the inside bar. All of this is classic. I like the angles behind her knee and at her hip for this size jump and the effort the horse is making. It almost looks as if the horse jumped out from underneath her and she’s a little loose in the saddle.
