{"id":60638,"date":"2021-09-10T15:22:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T05:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?p=60638"},"modified":"2021-09-18T12:37:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T02:37:10","slug":"george-morris-top-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2021\/09\/george-morris-top-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"George Morris Top Tip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0<\/span>George Morris tells jumping riders:
\n\u201cDressage is seat riding, in jumping the stirrup is the basis of the building. Don\u2019t ride with your seat, your calf should just cling and give straightness and impulsion, not a knee\/upper leg grip.\u201d<\/h1>\n

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\n\u201cRiders are forgetting what Caprilli taught us, and going back to the old English hunting seat with the stirrups long, and the rider\u2019s body behind the vertical. We want short stirrups, drive the heel down, toes out and the ankle flexed.<\/p>\n

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\nLuckily the greats, like John Whitaker, feel what Caprilli felt, they understand forward riding. Look at Rodrigo Pessoa and Eric Lamaze, they have a very fast, racehorse-like, position.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cBe careful, if your stirrups are too long, that can give you that roach back. Have your back hollowed out with a straight line, elbow, hand, horse\u2019s mouth. Your upper body slightly forward, your centre of gravity slightly in front of the vertical. In the rising trot as you touch the saddle, keep your back hollow.\u201d Read more:<\/p>\n

George Morris \u2013 Part Two – Showjumping Clinic<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n