Why do we care about the ear/hip/heel plum line? Most of us are taught this at the very basic level in pony club. Where, theoretically, our ear should line up with the point of our hip should line up with our heel. Now this isn’t a hard and fast rule. There are gonna be times when your legs have to come in front, and they are going to be times when your torso has to move forward. Riding is not a static thing, and we need to be pliable in order to manage the forces and impacts coming from the hor