@@THISCHANELHASBEENSCRAPPED I mean, any excuse to learn something new, right? The video is extremely helpful for me to compare the parallels between a horse walking and a human crawling, immensely helpful for an mlp fanfiction I'm writing.
Having the different color leg wraps was extremely helpful. For whatever reason, I have a hard time following, even slow motion movements. As mentioned the two colored wraps made it much easier to follow. Thank you!
How often do we interfere with our horses balance? Horses tolerate us with a good nature. To ask for something when their feet aren't arranged to do so has two schools of thought..."Well, it is up to the horse to figure out how to get positioned for what I want it to do..." Such as Clinton Anderson...It still works but it isn't beautiful because the horse and rider remain two separate beings. A dictator and the lesser...then there is Buck Brannaman who knows the foot falls and how to help a horse position itself better. Buck doesn't ask at times when the horse isn't positioned for it. Two partners moving together. That level of horsemanship is way beyond what most people know. It is better to just let the horse get set up for it rather than interfere. Anderson doesn't interfere, he just demands the expects. He turns out push button horses that have no spirit left. Buck always knows where his horse's feet are and where they need to be. He helps rather than demand. To be a great horseman one must start to at least consider where the horses feet are. Otherwise, the horse can lose faith in your leadership sometimes at crucial moments. How would we like it if someone demanded too much with technical moves when the feet are not arranged to do so? Put all your weight on your right leg and then imagine someone on your back is insisting you step forward with your right leg when all your weight is on it. You wouldn't appreciate their demands. First you have to unload all your weight from your right leg to the left in order for the right to step forward. You know that is the case, but there is a human sitting up there on top of you that is either very inconsiderate or very stupid or both. Good video thanks. I am not a great horseman yet but I know what it looks like.
very cool. I noticed that in the canter, the red diagonals meet the ground in synchrony whereas the white meet the ground in a staggered manner. Is there a reason for this?
When horses are running straight, like down a field with no rail, do they prefer a certain diagonal at the cantor (kind of like handedness in humans)? Thanks.
Yes, horses switch diagonals(at the trot) and leads(at the canter/ lope) freely, however most horses prefer or find one diagnol/ lead easier to pickup and maintain. However the trot is a fair with only two beats, so the trot "diagnol" only really matters when the horse is bending. The canter has three beats, so each side of the body is not doing the same thing, and therefore their preferred lead will affect them both when going straight and bending.
**gait. Basically yes, horses can be left or right sided, some can find both equally easily (such as someone who is ambidextrous), but much like in people, it is not very common. In a well trained and conditioned horse with a good rider, you shouldn't be able to tell which side a horse prefers from the ground.
I don't have a horse nor do I animate, typed in footfall and decided to click, it amazes me how smart horses are and how they can be trained so well, animals are awesome
I'm just working on timing all my aids with the feet and this video has helped a lot. In particular I had never thought of the walk as a diagonal gait before and in all my study it's the first time I've seen this mentioned
One of the best instructional videos I have ever viewed to teach the diagonals. I share it all the time with dog fanciers to help them learn about foot fall. I want to thank you for this presentation.
Wow thank you for such helpful video. I just couldn't seem to separate which leg was doing that or how to keep track of them..the leg wrapping is very helpful, thank you!!
This is brilliant. Fantastic job. very helpful. Now i am not having to figure this out by getting on all fours and attempting to prance around my kitchen like a horse. haaha. Thanks!
