Painting over (equestrian sport)
The term overstroke comes from classical equestrian art and means that the rider "for two to three horse lengths (pushes both rein fists forward) 1–2 hand's breadth along the crest of the mane and then (takes them back) back to the starting position" in order to check the horse's self-holding , ie "whether the horse is standing securely on the rider's weight and leg supports". According to Seunig, the reins can be extended even more generously, namely "as far as the stretched arms allow". The rhythm and tempo should be maintained, but the horse can "come up with something".
When passing over, the leaning is temporarily abandoned in order to then carefully take up contact with the horse's mouth again and put it on the reins again. This also has a "calming" effect and can be used efficiently when a horse gets upset and wants to run away.
The painting is used both during the riding and in the work phase of the training lesson and sometimes as a task in dressage tests.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guidelines for Riding and Driving. Vol. 1: Basic training for rider and horse . Published by the German Equestrian Association (FNverlag), 26th edition, Warendorf 1994, pp. 98 and 184
- ↑ a b c Waldemar Seunig: From the paddock to the caper. The training of the riding horse . 2. Reprint of the Berlin 1943 edition, Hildesheim etc. 2001 ( Documenta Hippologica ), p. 178
- ↑ Waldemar Seunig: From the paddock to the caper. The training of the riding horse . 2. Reprint of the Berlin 1943 edition, Hildesheim etc. 2001 ( Documenta Hippologica ), pp. 188f.