Once mastered, flying changes are fun to ride. To the uneducated eye, this movement looks like skipping as the horse shifts his balance from right to left and back again. Riding a change on a well trained horse is simple. By shifting your weight from one seat bone to the other the horse changes his legs. One of the most common problems with riders is that they over ride the change rather than simply relax and merely “think the change”. Once a single change is mastered, it is fun to start changing in sequences of four, three, two and eventually the Uni Tempis, that is changing every stride. Here is a photograph of Bond performing a beautiful change. He is light in the bridle, straight in the body and balanced.

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