Shoulder-in

The shoulder-in (English shoulder- in, French épaule -en- dedans ) is valid in the classical art of riding as one of the key lessons. In the guidelines states:

" The shoulder-in is the basic lesson of the advanced dressage training, as reflected in this exercise many features of the correctly ridden horse. "

In this page the gear transmission is checked, so the extent to which the horse is responsive to the aid. All other programs are " results and improvement of shoulder-in ".

Implementation

The rear hand remains on the hoof, the forehand is guided into the path until the outer forefoot and the inner hind foot are meshed together, so that the horse goes on three Hufschlaglinien. In the neck, the horse is easily found, but the neck remains - as you can see also the drawing - almost straight, and the only bending occurs in the ribs. This results in a " shut off angle from the hooves ( ... ) of about 30 ° ." The inner leg is located forward laterally driving the belt and provides the ribs bend as well as the increased activation of the inner rear foot. The outer custodial leg prevents the precipitation of the outer hind foot. The hind feet tracks in parallel, while the front legs crossed.

The weight distribution of the rider is done by his seat, in the German school "inside" more emphasis should lie, in the Iberian and French school, however, the "outside". Secondment and assembly of the horse are primarily influenced by the outside rein and the inner thighs. The outer rein leads the horse also in the desired direction and prevents an excessive termination or precipitation over the outer shoulder.

Shoulder-in is used for gymnastic training of the hind muscles and promotes the ability of the horse to be able to carry his weight increased with the hind legs. It can be ridden on straight and curved lines, where the gymnastic objective is to take care to reflect that the "inner" hind leg kicking receives load under the hull and not the horse tries to take his weight increased with the outer front leg ( the so-called traps on the outer shoulder, felt to a decrease of the foreleg in his bottoming).

Is the " lateral permeability brought to a high level", the " canter in shoulder-in " offers to promote the " flexibility and suppleness of the whole horse and especially the spring-like action of the inside hind leg ."

Competing schools

While riding in the teaching of the German Equestrian Federation (FN), the shoulder-in is queried only from lessons of the difficulty level M, it is used in the classical riding very early in training. It has both a versammelnde and a solvent effect. If we look at a horse in the shoulder-in from the front or rear, so you can see it go bent on multiple hoof beats; the German equestrianism required as I said three (ie, the middle, diagonal pairs of legs coincide optical), other equestrian traditions, such as the Vienna Spanish Riding School, this lesson also lead to four hoof prints ( = two hooves ) out.

Historical Background

The introduction of the shoulder-in in the equitation is attributed to François de la Robichon Noirmoutier (1688-1751), who held that lesson for one of the most important exercises. After Seunig Guérinières greatest merit is that he " the fundamental importance of permeability clearly detected at all and in the longitudinal bending in particular, and brought in a system ( shoulder-in ) ". Some draw the line of insertion also to William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle ( 1592-1676 ), which in turn is based on Antoine de Pluvinel ( 1555-1620 ). The shoulder-in can before it is trained under saddle, the horse will once taught by the hand.