Anonymous asked:
Hi! So I'm watching the olympics and i've seen a couple riders cantering almost how they trot, seems like they sit for a stride then two point for a stride?? is there a purpose for this, can you tell me more about it? <3
so its called a ‘posting canter’, it has not real purpose besides possibly getting rhythm and timing?
im not all that familiar with it as i only learnt about it in recent years from watching American riders…. so maybe someone else can jump in and tell us a little more if i haven’t pretty much covered it!? lol
I’ve been told it’s used to help younger riders learn the rhythm of the canter, but eq and hunter judges apparently hate it.
Jumping in here (pun intended) - hi guys, I’m from the east coast of the United States. I’ve been riding hunters/eq on USEF circuit competition for 12 years prior to IHSA in college, and I was taught NEVER to post the canter at any stage of my riding career, as it is rather unflattering, untraditional, diminishes contact communication at the pace, and yes, equitation (in particular, since the focus is on rider effectiveness and attractiveness) judges will mark you down and hunter judges dislike it as well, although they cannot technically penalize your trip’s score for it since the judging focus is on the animal, not rider style. Riding at my home barn with the show animals I put endless work into and school day in and day out, I would never post the canter. Hunter and equitation courses do not require blazing fast turns, unplanned tightly cut corners, or fast approaches to jumps. The animal must be with the rider quietly and elegantly at all times, and vice versa. Thus, I always half-seat, or if necessary, sit, the canter on the flat and over fences. However, since moving away to college and having IHSA competition guidelines force me to compete on random, less-than-responsive school horses “drawn from a hat” on show day, I find myself sometimes posting the canter around parts of a course, particularly if my mount is strong and quick but mouth-sensitive, leans heavily in the corners and then rushes jumps, because when choosing to post the canter, the rider’s own timed and controlled lifting and descending (posting) of the seat and consequent opening the hip angle to align the upper body straighter and taller with the vertical forces the horse to slow down, lighten his forehand, and connect in order to match his own stride with the slower, methodical posting of the rider. This may be why the technique is sometimes seen in strong mounts like Olympic-level eventers or jumpers to give them more paced, methodical approaches around tight turns and widen the options and time to “think” to the fences. These courses and animals are designed and ridden entirely different from those of the hunters and equitation. I hope this helps!
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Artificial sweeteners are basically alternatives to refined sugar. There have been countless commercials that show people throwing in a sweetener in their tea and proclaiming it tastes just like sugar, minus the problems caused by sugar.
There is no argument that sugar is not the healthiest thing to consume. Whenever I ask for coffee without sugar, I get polite queries on what’s wrong with my health. If there is one service I could do for the human race, it is to dissuade the use of sugar. A tip: Drink coffee and tea without sugar for a month, and you’ll get the hang of it.
Before we discuss artificial sweeteners in detail, I’d also like to make the readers, especially young readers, aware about how sugar ruins our bodies through processed foods. In 1915, the average sugar consumption per person per year was about nine kilograms. A few studies say sugar consumption today is your weight plus nine kilograms.
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A study published in the journal of the American Medical Association said that high consumption of sugar resulted in higher levels of triglycerides in the blood and lower levels of good cholesterol, which is the HDL cholesterol that prevents people from contracting heart diseases.
I also want to clarify that eating sugar does not cause diabetes per se. However, consumption of large amounts of sugar and sugar-laced beverages causes obesity, an open invitation to lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Indeed, sugar and sweeteners are being blamed for childhood obesity that is a growing problem not just in the Western world but also in Asia.
The American Heart Association recommends six tbsp sugar a day for women and nine tbsp for men. One 350 ml can of cola contains about 8 tbsp sugar. A study reported by the Journal of American Medical Association encompassing 15 years is enlightening. It tells us that people who took 25% or more of their calories from sugar were more than twice likely to die from heart diseases.
A newer concept in medicine with increasing research backing also suggests that it is sugar and not salt that is more dangerous in giving you high blood pressure. Certain health experts also warn that sugar is as dangerous as alcohol and tobacco.
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Cyclamates have been banned in the United States. Several studies also tell us that pregnant women who use high doses of sweeteners have a risk of premature delivery. There is also a concern that these sweeteners may make you diabetic, but there isn’t enough evidence. The European Food Safety Authority reported in 2013 that aspartame was safe in doses less than 40 mg a day. The ANSES (Agencie Nationale de Securite Sanitane) also published various findings regarding sweeteners in January last year, most of which that said that sweeteners may not increase the risk for diabetes.
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