Ever wondered whether you're assymmetric in the saddle? Take a look at your boots, they could give you the answer! 🤓🦄 #Repost @performance.refinery • • • • • • Riders ~ Where are your feet at!??? Here’s a very interesting case study showing over pronation of the riders left foot (the right boot was neutral) from our recent Canberra Clinic with @focused_riding ➖ 🐴 NOTE: We can attribute this lower extremity dysfunction to being caused in the saddle as when we look at the sole of the boot at the heel, it remains unworn to the inside! ➖ A solid base of support is especially important both when riding & off the horse. Our feet, secondary to our pelvis, form a significant portion of your base of support whilst in the saddle. In a jump rider they become part of your intrinsic balance mechanisms coupled against the stirrup iron, whereas in the dressage rider they play a vital component in functional leg alignment. ➖ When the ankles are well aligned the ankle joint will be able to flex in a...