Lead (leg)
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Lead refers to which set of legs, left or right, leads or advances forward to a greater extent when a quadruped animal is cantering, galloping, or leaping. The feet on the leading side touch the groun
To perform a flying change, the rider will switch her aids in the next step (as she is currently asking the horse to canter on the right lead), moving her left leg towards the girth to ask the horse to change his leg while in the suspension phase.
A horse in the midst of a flying change of lead, note position of diagonal front and hind legs.
Equitation
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Equitation is the art or practice of horse riding or horsemanship.
A Lusitano rider of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, one of the "Big Four" most prestigious riding academies in the world, alongside the Cadre Noir, the Spanish Riding School, and the Royal Andalusian School.
A hunter equitation rider jumping her course.
A saddle seat rider on an American Saddlebred.
A western equitation rider.