Dressage horse print “Tempo” print How it works

How it works

With training the horse learns to move with his base of support narrowed laterally and shortened longitudinally in order to become more mobile and more easily influenced less and less aids from the rider

good jumping technique and efficient galloping cross country

Meredith Ellis and Callboy 13 were great inspiration for this horse painting

Original show jumping horse painting for the equestrian aesthetic

Dressage horse print “Tempo” print How it worksExploring tempo as it relates to art and riding In art, rhythm is achieved when the elements are placed in a predictable manner so that they form a pattern. The pattern sets an order and the sequence of that order is what creates the tempo. In this case the vertical brush strokes and the paint drips create a strong sense of rhythm and their spacing and size creates the tempo. In riding, its just the same. Rhythm is the footfalls of each gait: four