tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1891367666970376785.post4560889630356749412..comments2024-01-01T08:22:39.808-08:00Comments on Laying The Foundation: What Makes The World Go Round: Circles, lateral flexion and why you want your horse to bendSFTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155830531219245152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1891367666970376785.post-17791751911510084612012-01-20T08:30:19.462-08:002012-01-20T08:30:19.462-08:00I'm honestly not a fan of too big an overstep,...I'm honestly not a fan of too big an overstep, because you often get into over<i>reach</i> issues, the horse clipping itself or even pulling off shoes. That's something I view as "too much of a good thing". :)SFTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155830531219245152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1891367666970376785.post-15918987014018599812012-01-20T06:31:48.657-08:002012-01-20T06:31:48.657-08:00One of the other blogs I follow is showing dressag...One of the other blogs I follow is showing dressage horses doing the "auction trot"--European horses being prepared for the big sales or the "for sale" videos.<br /><br />Most of them look very "loosey goosey" and limber. Saw one the other day a three-year-old walking and her overtrack was at least 12". Had a "walk like a hooker," as TB trainer Bob Baffert said when describing the perfect broodmare ;o)<br /><br />Good post. Lots of good ideas and yes, getting a horse with problems and working around them is a big challenge. KNOWING there is a problem is the first step.TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.com