I believe that riding should be fun but that it should also be as safe as possible and we should do it in a way that helps develop the horse as an athlete. I believe that as riders and horse owners we owe it to our equine partners to do our due diligence to make sure that they are comfortable and sound enough to do the job we are asking them to do. I consider myself to be a “professor” of the USPC curriculum and as such, believe that the basic balanced position is the foundational element that allows riders to eventually be able to gain a secure and independent seat to give the aids in a way that allows them to develop the horse in alignment with the USDF Dressage Training Scale.