{"id":57256,"date":"2021-01-31T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T04:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?p=57256"},"modified":"2023-03-27T14:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T03:03:50","slug":"top-tip-from-hubertus-schmidt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2021\/01\/top-tip-from-hubertus-schmidt\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tip from Hubertus Schmidt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Hector asked Hubertus Schmidt:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What is the secret to being able to have your horse balanced, riding from behind and not just pulling the head and neck in?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think it is a secret. Years ago, you and I discussed it, and then I was talking about my system, about the stretching in the warm ups. At the beginning, the horse should have a long neck, and be really going into the bit, and that I am able to always have steady contact with a willingness of the horse to go forward. They are a little down at the beginning when I do my warm up, it doesn\u2019t matter if it is a four-year-old or a Grand Prix horse, the first ten minutes are the same.<\/h1>\n

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Then when you go to collect, you try to keep them in exactly this position \u2013 in front of your leg so the horse is always willing to go forwards, and out.\u201d<\/h1>\n

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Hubertus Schmidt at Frankfurt<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n