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subjects the Major would address quite often. “Hands” of course de- pend entirely on the development of a firm, independent, balanced seat, without which the rider will inevitably resort to his hands to stay in place in emergencies.


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have written a great deal about “Seat” and how to develop it so let us think about “Hands” for a moment.


hands is to give light indications of speed and direction. There are only two things that hands can do legitimately – they can ‘give’ or


The function of the I


am most grateful for is the many wonderful horsemen and women who have been friends and mentors to me all through my life. Often as I’m riding a young horse in the arena I will visualize Nuno Oliveira standing there and I will work harder, waiting for his “Yes!” or, as I’m teaching a student, I will hear in my head the voice of Major Lynch perhaps saying “When will they understand that the horse’s mouth is behind the saddle?” “Hands” was one of the


they can ‘not give’ (resist). Notice that both these functions are passive. Hands should never ‘take’, ‘pull’, ‘yank’ or ‘punish’ but they may give, or stay put and resist.


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horse’s mouth through the rein, through the rider’s hand and wrist to the elbow.


across the underside of the fingers at the junction with the palm, and out between the thumb and index finger. The thumb ‘holds’ the rein (presses lightly on the rein and index finger consistently) and the other fingers remain curled in a light fist around the reins. The thumbs are always uppermost and pointing towards the horse’s ears and the hands are always held just above the horse’s withers, in front of the saddle, and not much more than 4 inches apart. Slight variations of the height of the hands will occur because of the different lengths of


and arms, but the hands are always held so that the elbows are bent and there is a straight line from the


riders’ bodies


to function effectively it is import- ant for the rider to hold the reins correctly and keep the hands in the correct place and position. Riding with a snaffle, the rein passes first between the 4th


and little finger, In order for the hands


wide apart, turning the backs of the hands on top and moving the elbows out away from the body are common mistakes made by novice riders. The problem with any of these moves is that they result in a rounding of the shoulders and a collapse of the abs. and consequent loss of use of the core and seat. Some riders hold the reins wide apart and low down the horse’s shoulder in an attempt to lower the head. This does sometimes lower the head but it also causes the horse to drop his back and lose the engagement of his hind legs. There are much more effective ways to lower the head. “Good Hands” give


when the horse takes and resist when the horse gives and this will result in a happy partnership but for the “Trainer” it is important to go further and develop “Educated Hands” which I’ll discuss next time.


Spreading the hands


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