IMPULSION

Impulsion

Impulsion refers to the movement of a horse when it is going forward with controlled power. Related to the concept of collection, impulsion helps a horse effectively utilize the power in its hindquarters. To achieve impulsion, a horse is not using speed, but muscular control; the horse exhibits a relaxed spinal column, which allows its hindquarters to come well under its body and "engage" so that they can be used in the most effective manner to move the horse forward at any speed. The concept and term was first written about by practitioners in the discipline of dressage, but an ability to move with impulsion is a desired goal in most other equestrian ...

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impulsion

Noun

  1. The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.
  2. Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.


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