{"id":19078,"date":"2025-11-16T21:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dtmembership.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/dressage-solutions-create-a-better-back-to-front-connection\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:57:08","slug":"dressage-solutions-create-a-better-back-to-front-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dressagetoday.com\/theory\/dressage-solutions-create-a-better-back-to-front-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Dressage Solutions: Create a Better Back-to-Front Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To create a better connection from the horse\u2019s hind legs to the rider\u2019s hands &#8230;&nbsp;\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine the energy coming from the push of the horse\u2019s hind legs, through your arms and into the reins so that they feel like broomsticks. The energy connects the horse, and the \u201cbroomsticks\u201d enable you to direct the horse\u2019s neck up or down into the desired outline and prevent the horse from dropping behind the bit or getting short in the neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     <em>\u2014<\/em> Jackie Kinney&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-s3-dressagetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/16214133\/Broom-Stick-Solutions-copy-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19008\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Sandy Rabinowitz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-jackie-kinney\">About Jackie Kinney<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/dressagetoday.com\/tag\/jackie-kinney\/\">Jackie Kinney<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em> is a Grand Prix rider who has been training horses and riders for 50 years and has found imagery and visualization to be important tools. 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