Riding Exercises

Working with a young green horse who is starting to jump. This exercise of a ground pole in front, small crossrail, and then a halt after it to help keep his mind active and engaged and to not “run off” after a jump. Once he has figured out to be calm and relaxed through this exercise every time, the height can increase.

*Not my exercise* I saw this on social media and it looked like an awesome exercise, so I had to share with my PS family! So much versatility from 8 poles and 4 cones!

A balanced canter with a friesian is so Hard at the beginning! I Must work his neck and Mouth First and them he gets really comfortable! And Here we are so fresh in pink 🩷

This is a perfect course to practice control after jumps and transitions!

This is so important with rescues or green horses! Mowgli here is being very brave but this is our fifth session. We have no idea what happened before we got him, so it’s very important to remember to check reactions! :)

We are just starting team work in liberty. Has anyone done this before? I'd love to know!

I developed this exercise with a friend who also rides dressage. To do this, walk/trot/canter down centerline (Enter at C). Leg yield to the left (wall with E) as far as you can get, but don't go past S. When you reach S, halt and do a turn on the haunches to the right, so your horse is parallel to the wall C is on. If your horse understands pirouette, simply just do one, don't halt. Then leg yield towards C, but when you hit centerline, don't go past it! Turn on the haunches or pirouette to the right again, so you horse is parallel to the wall with B on it. Leg yield as far as you can, but don't go past P. Turn on the haunches or pirouette and leg yield to A, but don't go past centerline. Turn on the haunches or pirouette and repeat. 😁 If your horse is advanced, you can do half pass instead of leg yield. This is extremely good for suppling your horse while working on three different essential components! Leg yields/half pass, haunch turns/pirouettes, and transitions. Jumpers will also benefit from this because it will improve the ratability and rideability of their horse.

The most important part of teaching youngsters is making sure they don't get a heart attack anytime they see something scary🫶