In this post I will tell you how to get started working your horse in hand. I will try to keep the post short and simple.

What is collection? 

Many people look at the horse's head and neck carriage. If the horse work with his neck high and with the head close to vertical, then the horse is collected. That is not correct. If you want to look for if the horse is collected, look at what happens behind the saddle and not in front of the saddle. 

What does a strong topline look like?

Let's start by looking at what a strong topline really is. If we start with the neck, it must be widest at the base, ie the shoulder. It must be wide in front of the wither, it will curve upwardly in an arc and end up being narrowest at the poll. 

The wither must be wide, a pointed bony wither is a sign of incorrect training or wrong saddle.

I'm investigating the possibilities of getting William Farber from Art2Ride to Denmark to do a clinic in the summer 2019.