Added by Julie Goodnight on April 16, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments
Hi Guys,
In order for your lateral work such as shoulder-in, haunches-in, and half passes to be effective as collecting exercises, your horse must BEND.
Think of the following equation. Bend+Sideways=Engagement. (Engagement means the bending of joints. As your horse bends his hind legs, his croup lowers, and his forehand goes up--kinda like a seesaw or an airplane taking off.)
So here are some quick tips to help you determine if you're bending your horse…
Added by Jane Savoie on April 9, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment
Dear Julie,
The question I have is for the Mountain Pleasure horse I bought about six months ago. He is a big sweetie, I love him dearly he has very nice manners and lunges well. The problem I'm having is the first time I rode him before I bought him, the people I bought him from used a headstall that was to big and he got the bit under his tongue I don't know and can't find out if he did this before then, but now it continues to…
ContinueAdded by Julie Goodnight on April 2, 2010 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
You've carefully laid out a systematic, progressive schooling program for your horse. Yet every time you add new work, you run into a certain amount of resistance.
Don't panic. Understand that when you raise the bar, it's inevitable that you're going to encounter resistance. It's a normal part of training. Don't be afraid of it. Just work through it in baby steps.
Have a checklist…
ContinueAdded by Jane Savoie on April 2, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments
Several of you have asked me if there's any value in counter flexing your horse while in true canter so I'd like to discuss that here.
1. Generally, you want to flex your horse in the direction of the canter lead he's on. That goes for true canter as well as counter canter. So if you're cantering on left lead, position his head so you just barely see his left eye and/or nostril.
2.…
ContinueAdded by Jane Savoie on March 26, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment
At Training and First levels, you're asked to ride your horse in a working gait.
So you might ask, how do I know what is a good working gait for my horse?
A working gait is the gait that the horse most easily presents himself in the best balance. So a working gait is as individual as the horse…
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Added by Julie Goodnight on March 19, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
Conditions: Absolutely beautiful day, sunny and feeling like early spring. Nice long hacks on both horses before and after the rides. Rode both in snaffle
Caddymaster So yesterday, after his massage, I noticed some striking diferences. 1) he kept trying to pull all the reins out of my hand - as if he needed to cough - something he general won't do unless he really does indeed need…
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Added by Julie Goodnight on March 5, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment
Lately, I seem to be getting a lot of questions about improving haunches-in and shoulder-in when the stiff side is on the inside.
So here are some ideas to help. I’ll start with haunches-in.
Let’s say your horse is stiff to the right. Start by tracking to the right and do the following:
1. Ride a 10m circle in the trot, and focus on…
ContinueAdded by Jane Savoie on March 5, 2010 at 9:30am — 3 Comments
conditions;Unable to ride today due to delay leaving work.
I have been thinking about Caddymaster a lot and I wanted to put down in words the thoughts about why he is doing so well of late.
Caddymaster: So I've been the only human riding him since he was turning 4 years old (he is now 12). He has always been a laid back dude. The bit has always slid a little out of the left side of the mouth. Recently…
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Added by Sit_the_Trot on February 23, 2010 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment
Added by Julie Goodnight on February 19, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
You can help your horse stay in good balance by sitting evenly on your seatbones.
Here’s a cool image to help you make sure you’re part of the solution instead of part of the problem.
Imagine you're sitting on top of a basketball.
If you lean forward, the basketball shoots out the back.
If you lean back, the basketball shoots out in front of you.
If you lean to…
Added by Jane Savoie on February 12, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments
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Added by Julie Goodnight on February 5, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments
Can you tell if your riding position is straight and centered on your horse? Or are you collapsing at your waist and sitting crookedly?
Ask a ground person to stand behind your horse.
1. Is your seat in the center of the dressage saddle so that each…
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Added by Sit_the_Trot on January 30, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
Added by Sit_the_Trot on January 25, 2010 at 3:48pm — No Comments
I have been giving a bunch of seat and leg position riding lessons lately, and we've discovered some interesting things about the correlation of the pelvis, lower leg, and losing your stirrups.
Does this ever happen to you?
Do you lose your stirrups in the sitting trot?
Does your horse slow down in the sitting trot or when you work without stirrups?
Does your knee come out over the front of the saddle when you’re in the sitting trot or canter?
Does…
Added by Jane Savoie on January 15, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments
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