A crooked rider can cause a horse to become crooked - because we are mass with weight that has a direct impact. Most of the time both horses and riders have their own habits of left to right imbalances., so it takes a bit of time to sort out. A crooked horse can cause a rider to become crooked if we are not aware of how to balance ourself on an unbalanced horse. Again - most of the time it is chicken and egg, hard to tell who influenced who because often times the horse we ride the most reflects our same left to right imbalances. Someone times the rider naturally counterbalances a horse’s crookedness, but that does not remedy imbalances, we just cope a little easier.
How much of a horse's crookedness is due to the rider's imbalance?
A crooked rider can cause a horse to become crooked - because we are mass with weight that has a direct impact. Most of the time both horses and riders have their own habits of left to right imbalances., so it takes a bit of time to sort out. A crooked horse can cause a rider to become crooked if we are not aware of how to balance ourself on an unbalanced horse. Again - most of the time it is chicken and egg, hard to tell who influenced who because often times the horse we ride the most reflects our same left to right imbalances. Someone times the rider naturally counterbalances a horse’s crookedness, but that does not remedy imbalances, we just cope a little easier.