Whether you are working on your spacing from each horse within the schooling ring or jumping around a course, Anne explains the importance of pace. Beginning with working at the walk, Anne also discusses stirrup length of the riders and how important position is when working through the basics.

Anne briefly talks riders through the importance of establishing and maintaining a leg to hand connection with the horse that does not come from the hand, but rather the seat and leg. Doing so creates a more consistent and true connection with the horse.

Beginning with having each rider place a knot in their reins, Anne begins to work on creating a steadier hand for each of the riders to better allow for a more consistent connection on the flat. Not only does the knot begin to allow for better position from the riders, it also begins to change th...

The third element, a vertical placed one stride away from the oxer, is added to the combination line. As riders continue to work on straightness, position, and connection, their positions begin to improve as well as their ability to remain straight before, during, and after the combination. Rider...

The combination exercise changes from a single crossrail to a crossrail, one stride to oxer combination while still halting on the backside. In addition to expanding the combination exercise, Anne also has riders drop their stirrups on the landing of the combination as the riders go to halt strai...

Riders warm up by trotting over a single crossrail and halting straight on the back side. Anne walks riders through the importance of two point and half seat position throughout the process as well as straightness within the halt on the backside.

Riders listen to Anne as she breaks down the importance of effective communication with their horses. In order to establish a responsive conversation on the flat, Anne explains how each rider must feel their horse and understand the proper coordination of their leg and hand aids.

Anne utilizes the no stirrup exercises to increase the effectiveness of rider’s leg aids. The leg position and seat position of each rider also begins to improve as the no stirrup work continues.

Riders start over the first cavalletti exercise which consists of riders trotting over cavalletti one, walking over cavalletti two, then once again trotting over cavalletti three. This begins to increase the leg to hand connection between horse and rider while asking the horse different questions.