The USDF Guide to Dressage by Jennifer O. Bryant

Author:Jennifer O. Bryant
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2006-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

COMPARE THE POSITION OF THESE HORSES, and you’ll see that the appearance of bend is the same.

TURN ON THE FOREHAND. Emily asks Paul to yield to her left leg as he executes a turn on the forehand. Although it is not a true lateral movement because there is no forward motion, this exercise can be helpful in introducing the horse to the concept of stepping sideways, away from the leg.

Turn on the Forehand

In the turn on the forehand, the horse’s forehand remains in one place while his hind legs step around, yielding away from the rider’s inside leg. It is not a recognized lateral movement, and no dressage test requires it. There are a few reasons for this. First, there’s no forward movement, a prerequisite in dressage. (That’s why a Western-style sidepass isn’t executed in dressage.) Second, in dressage, lateral movement is always achieved by positioning the horse’s shoulders ahead of his haunches. In the turn on the forehand, the shoulders remain relatively still and the haunches do most of the moving.

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