🧐Sometimes a rider has a specific question. This rider came to me asking if we could do something about her toes pointing out. So I said "sure, let's see what's going on."
😔Toes pointing out can be cause by a great many things; the shape of the horse's barrel can be a major influence for example. As well as the proportions of the rider and the saddle. These are things we cannot fix.
🦵In this case we also had to deal with some tension in the m. Semitendinosus head of the hamstring, combined with some pelvic floor compensations. So we worked on relaxing the hamstring first, by tapping and riding with a Franklin Method ball in walk.
🥳After this, the rider was able to relax the back of the thigh and let the leg drape against the horse's side. Instead of tensing up to try to point the toe more forward. This resulted in a quieter leg position in all gaits. Well done!
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