The riders put Ronny’s tips into action while riding turns and rollbacks. He wants the riders to step into the outside stirrup, open the inside rein and use the outside rein against the neck. This helps the horse do a tighter turn while keeping the same tempo.

Ronny has the riders jump a small crossrail. Once through the turn, he wants the riders to connect with both legs and both reins to ride straight to the fence. He reminds the riders that their legs will do more to create a straight horse. Their hands will not.

They do the same triangle pattern exercise in the canter Getting to the triangle poles straight and in a steady rhythm will help the horse get through the exercise in the correct spots Ronny reminds the rider not to drop the contact when she gets to the base of the poles so the horse doesnt chang...

They do the same exercise in canter to the left and then add cantering a crossrail Ronny stresses rhythm and straightness throughout the series in order to come to the jump in a balanced rhythm He advises that the horses need to be slightly more forward than the riders think

All horses need to work on rhythm and straightness Ronny has this group ride the triangle ground pole exercise to show how straight and rhythmic the horses are Its important to have established the forward rhythm before the first turn and not after the turn

Grand prix jumper rider Kama Godek coaches a rider warming up over a vertical and oxer on a large circle. The rider can spiral in slightly to adjust the distance, and using an opening rein over the fence encourages the horse to land on the correct lead. Kama, a 5* FEI jumper rider, holds a USHJA ...

Ronny offers tips for efficiently executing a rollback. There needs to be less hand involved in turning as it throws the horse off balance. He talks about how to give room for the hind leg to move under the horse through a turn while not blocking the forward motion. If the rider uses too much han...

Grand prix jumper rider Kama Godek shows a fundamental exercise of a four-stride line over cavalletti with a focus on straightness. She likes this exercise because all horses can do it since it doesn’t matter how long their stride is. You can use the bend to adjust stride length between poles. Ka...

Kama Godek, 5* FEI Grand Prix jumper rider, holds the USHJA Trainer Certification and German Trainers Certification. In this video, she explains how to introduce a bending line in the trot. The pace should be steady, and the horse’s body should be straight with a slight inside bend. This is an ex...

Kama Godek, 5* FEI Grand Prix jumper rider, holds the USHJA Trainer Certification and German Trainers Certification. She coaches the rider in the next step of riding the bending line, which is at canter. The quality of canter and straightness of the horse is more important than the number of stri...

Grand prix jumper rider Kama Godek coaches a rider through a more difficult version of the four-stride cavalletti exercise where the rider does four-stride lines with narrow boxes. This really requires the horse to be between the rider’s hand and leg, and by doing it on a circle, the exercise is ...

Grand prix jumper rider Kama Godek coaches a rider through a course that incorporates bending four and straight four-stride lines. Doing the course in reverse can significantly change how it rides so adjustments need to be made. Kama, a 5* FEI jumper rider, holds a USHJA Trainer Certification and...

Kama Godek, 5* FEI Grand Prix jumper rider, holds the USHJA Trainer Certification and German Trainers Certification. In this video, she demonstrates a typical schooling session with an 8-year-old stallion. She warms him up on the flat with some lateral work in both trot and canter before heading ...

Kama Godek, 5* FEI Grand Prix jumper rider, holds the USHJA Trainer Certification and German Trainers Certification. In this video, she briefly explains and demonstrates how to practice and then walk off a standard 12-foot stride. This is important to know so you can properly set poles and jumps ...

International Grand Prix show jumping star Todd Minikus stresses that being able to halt the horse from any gait is extremely important. It seems simple, but when you work on the flat, practice stopping. Todd also schools one mare to lighten her shoulders and get her to use her back and hind end....

This last group from Equitana USA does the same triangle ground pole exercise which shows if the rider has a good distance if the horse has a good rhythm and if the horse is straight These items are key factors for a good jumper round If the horse is struggling to be straight and forward Ronny su...

When considering a distance, the horse’s straightness and rhythm are the two most important factors. Ronny has the riders do an exercise using ground poles shaped into triangles to focus on straightness and rhythm.

In his second group at Equitana USA 2021, Ronny asks the group to warm up at the trot. He is looking for a soft connection in the reins, a balanced rider tall in the upper body and a strong connection in the rider’s leg. He is also looking at the horse’s length of step. He wants the horse’s legs ...

Ronny talks about how he rides a five-stride line. It is important to land and organize in the first few strides then not interfere with the horse’s rhythm the last two or three strides before the next jump.

Ronny tends to ride his courses from feel rather than walking the course and pre-determining his lines and number of strides between fences. He says you need to know where the horse is coming from, where the horse is right before the jump and where does the horse have to go next.

Ronny coaches the first rider through a jumper course of varying lines and distances He calls out the fences as she goes so that the rider must ride off feeling He states that horse shows are won at home with practice He says that getting the rhythm getting the horse set up and trusting the horse...

When warming up over jumps, Ronny feels that the number one priority should be a straight, rhythmic horse with a straight approach and a straight departure. They start with a crossrail, then move on to a vertical and an oxer. He would like to see a forward rhythm through the turn prior to the jum...

The third rider to go tends to get too forward and drops the contact just before the jump Ronny tells her to sit down and lean back along with using more leg to help the horses rhythm flow more He encourages her to be more confident in her ride

The final rider goes with an assigned course The horse needs to go more forward and the horse needs to keep a steady rhythm especially through the turns He also wants the rider to focus on a consistent contact and not give away her reins before the jump