Subtle Aids

I really like the idea of subtle aids. Angel can be pretty oblivious, no doubt because of my floppy seat and spastic legs. But I keep trying. I began to wonder if she noticed weight shifts at all. The other day I tried extreme weight shifts. I leaned way out to the left of the saddle, in danger of toppling on to the ground, and she came left with me! Toppling toward the right brought her right. It would cause palpitations in a dressage ring, but we wove our way down the road triumphantly, like a pair of drunken sailors. My plan is to reduce my lean and work toward the subtlety we are surely capable of.