Richard Shrake’s Resistance Free Teaching Picture
One of the major Resistance Free riding pre-signals is when the student asks the horse to change direction and make a turn.
We teach our students to send a pre-signal for a turn using their upper body, head, and eyes like a periscope on a submarine. Keeping the lower body stable and secure is much like the submarine going through the water. During a turn in either direction the rider slowly twists the upper body in the direction he wants the horse to go. Imagine the periscope on a submarine above the water.
When this is done slowly just before you have a directional turn on your horse this will give your horse the leadership and direction that he needs. When the rider’s jaw line stays even, your horse will respond in a balanced resistance free way. Richard Shrake is an internationally known horseman from Sun River, Oregon. He holds Resistance Free riding seminars on an international level. For a schedule of seminars see his website at: http://www.richardshrake.com/
Illustrations by Suzanne Gysin, a Swiss born illustrator with a strong background in eventing and dressage. You can contact her at: http://suzannegysin.blogspot.com/