Lecture - Part 7
In The Irons
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7m 57s
Part 7: Jimmy discusses the horses eye and their line of vision in more depth. He goes on to talk about martingales and the concept of frame and on the bit, and how this can inhibit the jump. He brings this back around to tie into the earlier study of balance, and how, in the pursuit of contact or frame riders can inadvertently disadvantage their horses natural balance for the job at hand.
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