Getting into the canter can be a challenge! For so many riders the transition into the canter can be a truly bumpy, hair-raising, rushed, and flat experience. There is none of the upward, poised, clean, and intentional 1 that leads to the 2, 3 for the canter stride. It is just a matter of creating enough momentum with a flat,…
“So, what are you planning on doing today?”. It’s a question I ask at least 5 or 6 times a week to different riders. And, let’s be honest here, so often the answer is not all that great! “I’m not sure. We’ll see when we start working.” If that’s you right regarding your next ride with your horse, I am…
Contact can often look effortless for some horses and riders. And yet, for many other riders, consistent contact can seem like an enigma. Any efforts at consistency tend to lead to heaviness. Or a complete lack of any contact! So where is this fine line between consistent, quality contact and washing lines? In order to develop contact with your horse,…
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Contact and connection; hot topics for many riders. This is often because they can feel quite elusive. There is confusion regarding what needs to happen in order for contact to occur. And, how can you tell if the contact is correct and ‘good’? This post and episode are the third in a series about the training scale. We have already…
So how do you become a ‘better’ rider? What should you be focusing on in order to make progress regarding your communication skills in the saddle? I believe there are three specific areas that, if you work on, you can really begin to see a difference in your riding. There are a lot of areas in riding that you can’t…
What this episode is all about & how it can help you:- Become clearer on what you are responsible for when riding Learn what your horses responsibilities are when being ridden Realise that correcting and controlling are two very different things Begin working towards the ‘ideal situation’ in your riding Do you like when there is someone always looking over…
