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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Riding and Horse Sports
| Which piece of tack prevents a horse from putting its head up high when being ridden? | English Horse Riding
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Martingale. Grass reins stop a horse putting its head down. The reins control direction and speed mainly. The noseband is part of the bridle to hold it on.
| What is it called when the rider makes a horse tuck its head in, arch its neck and move into the rein contact? | English Horse Riding
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Collecting. This creates more power in the horse's pace and keeps the horse listening to the rider.
Lean back. Leaning back would help the rider keep in balance. All of the other options would put the rider or horse out of balance.
3. Canter has 3, trot has 2 and walk has 4 beats.
X. X is in the centre and the other letters around are a, k, e, h, c, m, b, f, in that order clockwise.
Saddle. Bareback simply means riding without a saddle and this can be more uncomfortable for some people.
| What is it called when a rider makes a horse cross over its legs and move sideways? | English Horse Riding
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Leg yielding. Turn on the forehand is when a horse changes direction by stepping its back legs round but keeping its front legs still. Change the rein is a change of direction and rein back is when a rider makes the horse move backwards.
All of these (Squeeze on the reins, Put their legs on, Lean back slightly). Using all of these techniques together is how a rider makes a horse move backwards. It is important to keep the reins equal to make the horse go straight.
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