Discussion # 57: Does your horse's poll tend to be too high, or too low?
Everyone who does dressage knows that the horse's poll can be too low, but did you know that it can also be too high for any particular horse's conformation? When the poll is too high, the horses gaits can become flat and lose their elasticity. This is because having the poll quite high can stiffen the horse's back. So you can see why we might want to influence the height of the horse's poll, based on what needs improving at the moment. If the horse needs to use his back better, lower the poll - without losing the quality of the horse truly moving forward into the connection. And if the horse is wanting to be strung out and heavy on the forehand, ride the poll up by lowering the quarters. Which do you find you need more with your horse(s)? (Click on Discussion Title above (in blue) to read this educational discussion)
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