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Riding Exercises

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Kate S.
PS Squad
01/30/25-22:32
Lunging on uneven footing is great for proprioception and for strength. My arena footing is not great right now due to the weather, so my trainer and I took my horses to the pasture and did some light lunging. The small hills and pitted ground make it harder for the horse and you can get a good workout in quickly.
Kate S.
PS Squad
12/17/24-17:12
Long lining and earliest of piaffe/passage training
My footing was slick today for my (currently) spicier horse, so I pulled out my long lines and surcingle today! I did normal ground driving work, and then lunging with an outside rein, then also practiced the first steps of piaffe/passage - training them to pick up a foot with tapping of the lunge whip on a leg. Every horse is different - this one wanted to ignore the tapping as long as possible so I had to try tap-normal leg pick up cue with my hand-reward. This worked pretty quickly, but a more reactive horse is often easier.
Evelyn
Equestrian Inspirer
11/30/24-16:58
Pole work exercise for your horses brain 🙌
LornaB
Equestrian Inspirer
11/27/24-10:13(edited on 11/27/24-10:13)
Pole work
Linking on to the surpentine work, poles can also be added in to really get them engaging their hind end and lifting, whilst also improving rider accuracy 💪
LornaB
Equestrian Inspirer
11/26/24-18:27(edited on 11/26/24-18:27)
Serpentines
Serpentines are a solid favourite of mine - they're great for rebalancing and getting the horse really supple, through his back. If he's struggling with his suppleness, I'll add in a few transitions on the straights and circles on the bends 😊
Hilmahp
Equestrian PRO
11/25/24-19:15
” vertical, three jumps, a cube, and then three jumps and a vertical”
Hi! I wanted to suggest some of my favorite exercises as I want to complete the point 'send 3 messages (or posts) in Riding exercise'😜🦄 The last exercise I want to recommend is a real strength exercise that suits horses that tend to rush after the jumps or grab the grass and pull🤯 The exercise involves having a vertical, three jumps, a cube, and then three jumps and a vertical. The idea is to be able to approach from both directions and maintain a steady and stable canter without the horse running away from you or breaking into a trot. If you want to make the exercise harder, you can replace the verticals with a simple bounce or vertical ground pole vertical😃I couldn't find an exact picture for the exercise, but think of the vertical as vertical and the oxer as an elevated ground pole😅
Hilmahp
Equestrian PRO
11/25/24-19:12
” ride like an S”
Hi! I wanted to suggest some of my favorite exercises as I want to complete the point 'send 3 messages (or posts) in Riding exercise'😜🦄 The second exercise I want to recommend is to do two 8-meter circles on one circle or ride like an S. This has helped me to get my horse around my leg while also stretching him out and making him really soft on both sides. You get a clear indication of what you need to work on. We also have some issues with clean changes (without a pole), so this exercise works very well for us to practice changes when increasing the difficulty to canter.🦄❤️ 
Hilmahp
Equestrian PRO
11/25/24-19:09
The five and a half
Hi! I wanted to suggest some of my favorite exercises as I want to complete the point 'send 3 messages (or posts) in Riding exercise'😜🦄 The first exercise I want to recommend is the five and a half. The exercise involves having a ground pole (trot pole) about 2.5m to a vertical and then 5.5m to an oxer. This exercises give you confidence, gymnastics, and technical training all at once time! This is also an exercise that exists in Ridley and can give you 100 points here in Equi Collective😜❤️