I mean there are professional jockeys and show riders who must be doing *something* at a very high level, but I honestly don’t understand what. Like if I’m riding a horse that’s jumping over a fence, isn’t that all the horse? And I just need to not fall off?
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Distance perception – if you don’t get your striding right you can ask too big a question of your horse.
Basically if a canter stride is 12ft I have to calculate how many 12 fts are between me and the next fence, which is easier to do if I’m riding a line of fences, but if I’m just after coming around a corner I need to have the ability to shorten and lengthen my horses canter to get that distance right.
Horses often know their capabilities and if they get a fright show jumping etc, from a bad stride calculation from the rider, it’s hard to build confidence again.
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