Behind the leg - how would you describe this?

[Ravenwood]

On my dressage sheet from yesterday "behind the leg" was commented on. Could you tell me what that would mean to you please?

PS Might not get on here again until late tonight - so I am not ignoring any discussions!

 

[TGM]

The term is usually used to describe a horse who is not going freely forward and is not very responsive to rider's leg aids.

 

[dieseldog]

You kick/squeeze - nothing happens.

 

[houdini]

Horse should take you forward and react to light touch of leg. If horse is behind leg then it can't be engaged behind and working into a correct contact.

 

[K27]

To me it means not moving forwards with activity in the hind legs.

Hope that helps?!

 

[not_with_it]

The horse should be taking you forward instead of you constantly asking it to go forward, and it should respond first time to a light leg aid.

 

[L00bey]

aka
lazy
well thats what i always thought
same as above posts really

 

[Ravenwood]

Thanks everyone. Studying my sheet these remarks only appear on a downward transition and I know I must concentrate on this as she tends to raise her head, resisting me a bit and the comments are "behind the leg therefore above the bit". She is definitely not lazy - quite the opposite so I think its lots of transitions for us for a while!