Anne allows the riders to take back their reins, but she still wants them to stay centered and do as little as possible to get the results they want. The horses definitely go better when the riders aren't interring as much.

The riders begin to jump lines with the knot in the reins to help keep a steady contact and allow the riders to easily follow the motion of the horse. By keeping the reins in the outside hand, it doesn't allow the riders to overuse the inside rein.

For balance and position, Anne has the riders tie a knot in the reins and hold the rein with the outside hand and the inside hand on the hip. The riders then proceed to trot, canter and circle with one rein, which forces the riders out of their comfort zone. They are not able to rely on their ins...

The warm-up continues with canter work with stirrups, without stirrups and in two-point to help secure rider position and effectiveness. They practice canter/halt transitions to get the feeling of sitting up straight with a deep seat. Anne stresses that muscle memory is important to establish goo...

The group continues their warm-up with a focus on short reins, hands together, a soft contact and a straight horse. They work on leg yield and shoulder-in in the sitting trot to work on bending and getting the horse to move off the leg.

At the start of the third day, Anne encourages the riders to think about what the horse has done over the last two days and warm up accordingly. She wants the riders to respond to how the horse feels. How do you get the best performance when you and/or your horse is a little tired?

Anne thanks her sponsors and welcomes back the riders and auditors for Day 3 of the clinic.

To start jumping, Anne wants the riders to canter a crossrail and stop straight at a certain point. She has some riders go without stirrups to improve their solid leg position and keep their heels down.

They finish the clinic by completing an entire course. Anne wants the riders to focus on a steady canter rhythm, utilize as much of the arena as possible and stop straight at the end.

Instead of doing a forward 5-stride line, the riders balance back to do a short 7-strides. It is important to be able to go forward or come back to add strides while keeping a steady rhythm.

The difficulty is increased with the addition of a 6-stride broken line. Anne comments on how the horses and riders have improved after several days of counting strides out loud and focusing on riding straight.

Anne adds a second line so that they gallop a 3-stride and 5-stride line. She wants them to set up a good pace, keep their heels down and count strides out loud.

Riders start jumping lines. They count strides out loud and practice a forward four-stride line and then stop straight afterward.

They finish the warm-up with canter work with stirrups, without stirrups and in two-point to help secure rider position and effectiveness. They practice canter/halt transitions to get the feeling of sitting up straight with a deep seat. Anne stresses that muscle memory is important to establish g...

The group continues their warm-up with a focus on short reins, a soft contact and a straight horse. They work on leg yield in the sitting trot to work on bending and getting the horse to move off the leg.

At the start of the third day, Anne encourages the riders to think about what the horse has done over the last two days and warm up accordingly. She wants the riders to respond to how the horse feels. How do you get the best performance when you and/or your horse is a little tired?

Anne reviews the three days and has riders go over what they learned. She also talks about how she became the rider she is and what it takes to be an excellent rider.

Anne thanks her sponsors and welcomes back the riders and auditors for Day 2 of the clinic.

They start with warming up over a small crossrail with the focus on stopping straight after the jump. Prior to the jump, the riders count out loud eight strides to help them keep a tempo and see a distance.

Anne allows the riders to take back their reins, but she still wants them to stay centered and do as little as possible to get the results they want. The horses definitely go better when the riders aren't interring so much.

To practice their smoothness and two-point position, Anne has the riders do a small course finishing with a straight-line halt. She wants riders to take advantage of the entire arena, noting that often riders cut corners in an indoor arena.

They jump a new course, but the riders continue jumping with a knot in the reins and riding with one hand to focus on being centered. Anne continues to stress that the rider doing less allows the horse to jump better and stay straighter.

The riders continue jumping with a knot in the reins and riding with one hand to focus on being centered. Anne continues to stress that the rider doing less allows the horse to jump better and stay straighter.

Next, Anne has the riders canter a crossrail and stop straight while holding the reins in one hand. This emphasizes how doing less can actually help the horse, and the horses are typically straighter.