16 Eylül 2012 Pazar

Reining Rollkur?

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I’m no expert, but these 3 horses look comfortable, beautiful and perhaps even soft and lightly collected.

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But I was under the impression that rollkur only occurs in dressage. Rollkur and the Western Saddle

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When I think of rollkur I always see the cranked back head with neck bent at a severely unnatural angle. Rollkur why not?

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But apparently that’s not the only type of rollkur.

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Is it just me, or do I see some rollkur being done with some of these horses? Rollkur Revisited

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“The horse offers correct posture as a result of balance and relaxation. The appearance of a “correct frame” can be created by force but the horse's posture will not be an honest reflection of its state of balance and relaxation. The Collected Horse

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Rollkur is hyperflexion and overstretching of the neck muscles and ligaments along the topline.

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Like this?

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So do you see relaxed, collected horses?

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Am I the only one who feels neck pain while looking at these photos?

 



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