22/12/2020
Rafael Soto tells us: "One of the first things to teach is to teach the rider his own balance, because if they do not have a good balance, they cannot teach balance to the horse. The other important thing is to take to give. If they only take - then forget the balance. If they only give - they forget the balance. It is about taking the contact, using your leg and seat, and giving, giving, let the horse carry himself, then the horse can show his own personality. Riders who are just holding, holding, can't find the balance, they don't give the horse time to find balance."
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2020/01/rafael-soto-there-are-only-two-sorts-of-dressage-the-good-and-not-good/