Confused, where should a horse be looking...

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aimeejay

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Morning everyone,
I have an instructor who teaches me that going down a straight side, your horse should always have a bit of inside bend and be looking inwards.
I also have another instructor who I have when my normal RI is ill, she is just as good but says that the horse should be looking forwards with no bend at all.
I know that when I'm in each of there lessons I adjust a bit, but I'm starting with dressage comps next year so which one is the right way? :confused: :confused:

TIA :)
 
I always have mine looking where she is going! Perhaps your instructor has her with a little inside bend to help with flexability and suppleness?
 
glosgirl said:
I always have mine looking where she is going! Perhaps your instructor has her with a little inside bend to help with flexability and suppleness?
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I thought this but she said, 'your horse should always be looking slightly to the inside with a little bend.' She's competed up to medium level dressage so I'm really confused!
 
I always ask for the tiniest bit of inside bend. Not sure if this is correct or not but it seems to help keep Lil soft and balanced.
 
I always thought a horse should be straight when going in a straight line and bent when on a circle, there was a dressage judge at my old yard that used to give me lessons and when I was trotting along the long side she kept saying I didn't have enough inside bend, I didn't understand what she meant for ages, but finally made my horse bend slightly to the inside when going down the long side, only to be told to straighten him up when I had a lesson with someone else!!
 
When going in a straight line I thought they should pretty much be straight, with a tiny bit of flexion inwards so you see a bit more of their inside eye than their outside eye.. That's what I've always been told anyway :) xx
 
at the risk of sounding really dumb then, but why? Why when going in a straight line is it correct to see a little of the inside eye, why not dead straight?
 
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