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More Quotes of Friedrich von Krane
"If the rider's fist carries a part of the weight of head and neck, this share of the weight will be added on to the rider's own weight. In other words, it will be transmitted to the horse's back, onto the supporting area of the rider's body. By carrying the horse's head and neck in his hand, the rider will thus be able to shift a considerable portion of the weight of the forehand towards the hindquarters. The jockey uses this weight shift very deliberately. He can not only hold and carry the horse's head and neck during the race, without elevating it, thereby encouraging the raising of the back, without putting too much weight onto the forehand. He can create a surprising increase in speed by rowing with his hands, i.e. by taking and giving with the reins during each individual jump. This means he alternatingly carries and releases the weight of the head and neck, which means he transfers the weight back and forth between forehand and haunches. It looks as if he were throwing the horse away." (1856)
"Tongue clicking is very useful to animate the horse. However, it must be used sparingly when sharing the arena with other riders. Otherwise, horses will respond to it for whom it was not intended."
"To sum up the application of the auxiliary reins: The master will use these instruments with due caution during the training process only if saving his own energy makes them desirable. The novice should never use them right away for training purposes. Instead, he should try their effect on a well trained horse first, in order to harmonize his aids with the altered effects on the horse. For a while, trainers liked to amass auxiliary reins of all kinds, so that their riding looked liked playing the organ, as they were pulling this register and that. The most common consequence of their excellent art was that the horses had as many bad habits as auxiliary reins! In a squadron I would allow an auxiliary rein only as an exception, even for training purposes. Auxiliary reins are usually just lazy servants that help to produce a superficial impression and support other lazy-bones in loafing."
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