Riding Exercises

It’s my third time doing show jumping

Another one of these, I am a bit bored (And it is supposed to say ”placement”)

Today after a really good dressage class, I undress her and we went again to the arena to do a horsemanship time together. So first I let her do whatever she wants, also wallow and then I started doing some exercises. We practice to move when I blew it, to stop when I whistle and to go back when I say back. Also to move around when I say 'aiba' that would be the over. So we refresh the exercises we did on Monday and then let her move in freedom again. Obviously a lot of sweets after training 😊😊❤️

This exercise is about controlling your horse controlling your direction and also controlling your speed being fast enough so that you don’t miss the next jump.

Super easy to set up, no need to count strides :)

We did our first time to get in touch with horsemanship. We did the basics, I teach her to walk when I did x sound, then a different sound to stop, when we have that, then we add back steps and also to displace her legs around me. Also practice to have my personal space from her, she tried to get my space several times, I have to practice it more. To finish we went across two poles to get in touch and wasn't scary to her. Really thanks to my coach for the class!! ☺️❤️

⚫️The first steps to teach the canter-walk transition ⚪️Some horses find this easier, while others have a harder time with it. I've worked with several more spirited types of horses, and for them, this teaching method worked better, so I wanted to share it with you ✨The task: through-a-circle in canter, and ask the horse to walk at the beginning of a straight section 〰️At first, it's good to give a bit stronger cue to ask for the walk 🫧The trick in this exercise is using the dressage pattern fully because in the tighter turn, the horse naturally shortens the canter, making it easier for the rider to ask for the walk, compared to on a long stretch.

Groundwork/Natural horsemanship day At least once a week I like to do some groundwork with my horses, practice exercises asking in different ways and communicate using body language. Yesterday we spent a lot of time asking for lateral movements: side pass, leg yield and shoulder in, along with some natural horsemanship online.