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Riding the Peruvian Paso
introduction
Much has been written about the Peruvian Paso horse
and its history, training methods, specialized riding
gear, and conformation. Little can be found, however,
on how to ride one.
In Riding the Peruvian Paso we will explain how we
ride our horses and why. We will not describe our training
methods; we refer the reader to Verne R. Albright's
excellent book The Peruvian Paso and His Classic Equitation
for a better understanding of this critical topic.
We focus instead on the mechanics of classic Peruvian
equitation. We provide a general overview of equitation
for context, and then discuss the critical elements
of Peruvian equitation: the balanced seat, body position,
and riding aids. We conclude with a discussion of impulsion
and collection, specifically the purpose of collection
in our riding style.
We have included some text and illustrations in this
article from external sources with the permission of
the original authors. We respectfully thank them for
their help.
We do not pretend to own the truth and we certainly
do not claim that our riding style is appropriate for
all horse breeds or for every use of a working horse.
Our aim is to provide our guests with a better understanding
of our Peruvian way of riding. We highly recommend
all riders new to the Peruvian Paso read Riding the
Peruvian Paso before participating in one of our rides.
Due to its length, we have made Riding the Peruvian
Paso available in PDF format. You will need the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print this article.
The full article is 525 kb. You can click the title
to begin reading the article, or any of the table of
contents headings below to go directly to that topic.
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