Spiraldynamik

Spending time with Christian Larsen's book 'Die Zwölf Grade der Freiheit', I saw a drawing in which the correct motions of the human torso are indicated. Putting these into practice I am amazed how an upward and backward move of my head (again from C2) releases the curvature of my spine, brings the sacrum forward and the shoulders back. The correct position of the human spine, meanwhile, indicates the horse's lightness (brings the horse's sacrum down and lifts its shoulders). A prerquestit, the closing of the croup, is discussed at length in 'The Elements of Equitation'.