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“You learn to ride and gallop and school, then spend the next 30 years making it your own.
“There are things, hundreds, that you have to learn — how to slip your reins (lengthen them quickly if a horse makes a mistake), the position of your hands (either braced on the neck, or balanced above, depending on the horse), seeing your ‘spot’ to a jump (as many as 10 strides out from a jump) and how to ride defensively, with your toes down, heels up and legs shot forward (if the ‘spot’ doesn’t come up correctly)”
Aizpuru understands how steep the learning curve can be when translating general riding skill to racing. Like Yovanovich, he recommends hours in the saddle. “It is sheer practice. Ride as many different horses as you can. At all speeds,” he sajd. “Always be prepared to learn.
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