Can you help me by explaining how to do a flying lead change on command?
If you don't have control of of your horse in its entirety, you shouldn't be doing flying changes.if you cant control the front, middle, and back of the horse you cant get a flying lead change. period.
True enough. So loosening the hips up should not be required as any sort of preparation.a lot of people try to just ride the front or throw their weight over the get the change - this is not correct. you should not make your horses hips move over when you ask for the change,
Since the only hip movement" done is the riders ( not the horse) this maneuver becomes unnecessary.but you need to have control of the hip and that's why you practice being able to move them.
The only reason you may want to do some sort of movement like a travers, renvers would be for suppling but the NEED to do either of these movements are not necessary if you have the horse going forward and straight.if you can move them back and forth you can also move them to be straight and get a correct change. sorry if i didnt explain that well enough in the first place.
Then please, indulge me, and tell me what level you have competed at, rather than leave it as a silent threat?sorry chilla, but you dont know what level i have competed at, and just because you think spyder is more experienced, does not mean i dont have something to contribute.
spyder i really dont understand why you have to keep disagreeing with me after i basically told you i agree with what you were saying....