tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post8262312424584115137..comments2023-07-18T07:06:17.272-06:00Comments on Autonomous Dressage: Thinking about body movementsAutonomousDressagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-8736507656801190522016-03-24T08:06:59.197-06:002016-03-24T08:06:59.197-06:00That's a really good point about how riders ha...That's a really good point about how riders have to look, rather than just "getting the job done", I never considered that side of itAutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-25796127541812268312016-03-23T11:40:24.757-06:002016-03-23T11:40:24.757-06:00I do think riding requires more thought, because y...I do think riding requires more thought, because you are trying to influence a very large animal and make it look like you aren't doing anything. Pretty much any team sport or running based sport (ones that I have done) are dependent on getting the job done, not how you look doing it. If you look like a spaz but can win the race or make the shot coaches aren't going to care. In riding you can't be sloppy because it changes your horse's response (horse gets tense/rail pulled). Riding is all about the subtleties where as a lot of other sports you can bulldoze your way through them. Dancing is about the only thing that comes to mind but I typically avoid dancing...EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.com