Riding Exercises

This is my boy Stanley learning to lunge, it's taken a while to get to this stage but his 2 brain cells are finally running together ❤ *we did get a trot going but getting the walk was our main aim*

Hello 👋🏽, Last Saturday we were practicing the reprise before competition day. That day didn't went well so I decided to wait til next competition. Things to practice, my position, my legs, my hands, her rump and the speed, too much things to get better.

Not a newie but was recently reintroduced to me at a off-the-track clinic in a half-track size vs whole-arena serpentine, and has become a favourite again. It’s great at walk, trot and canter to get your horse flexing, supple and moving off the leg. It’s also great for reengaging when they get distracted

So I used do this in trot but if you're not a dressage rider (because it probably won't be a challenge haha) and you're willing to take a challenge doing this in canter is also possible! An exercise that took me a while to learn since I was so lost whenever it comes to "dressage",but eventually I got the hang of it haha. I used to do little dressage tests with my old trainer when we weren't doing flat work or jumping so this pattern (if that's what you call it) really 'leveled up' my "dressage" courses (if that's what you call it again lol I'm so not educated in dressage 😭 please correct me if I get anything very wrong). So personally I still sometimes do this one when warming up during trot because it makes me use my tiny brain and communicate (if thats the word for that) with the horse ❤️

This exercise allows you to practice change in direction, striding and you can do it in either trot or canter

Perfect for walk, trot and canter

Yesterday we were doing leg yields, it's the exercise that I'm learning nowadays. Actually, yesterday went pretty well.

Simple and useful