Lisa applies the same principles to the canter, stressing that they must go to the outside rein and bend. She gives clear descriptions of how she uses her aids for each movement.

Lisa Wilcox demonstrates the aids she uses with a horse with a strong underneck. She starts with her seat, showing how she wants her hip flexors loose. She also discusses correct stirrup length that will help take pressure off the horse's back. She shows how she maintains her position and asks hi...

Olympian Lisa Wilcox continues working with a horse with a strong underneck to develop a better topline. The horse needs to bend in ribcage to be able to stay on the outside rein. Her reins are the same length, she explains, but the outside rein is farther up than the inside reins to allow the ho...

Lisa rides the trot looking for softness in the underneck and a correct shoulder in on the circle.

Being aware of your horses ears with Colleen Kelly

Being aware of your horses ears with Colleen Kelly

Basics of how to sit the trot - Catherine Haddad Staller

Nancy brings us a lesson that concentrates on balance and neck control.  She gives a great explanation of what the pressure should feel like in the reins and why.  When the rider doesn't like the feel in the neck , Nancy suggests to fix it with their posture, not the reins. In the walk she makes ...

Nancy demonstrates how her position affects the self carriage of the horse while describing how she accomplishes this.  in the canter trot transition Nancy shows how stays the same during the transition which helps him keep his balance.  She asks for a stretchy trot while maintaining the balance.

They continue with their trot halt trot transitions, knowing he will eventually have to have his hindquarters more underneath in the transitions. Axel explains the effective use of corners while riding the test. He shows the beginnings of a medium trot. In the shoulder in they ask for a little m...

They continue with their trot halt trot transitions, knowing he will eventually have to have his hindquarters more underneath in the transitions. Axel explains the effective use of corners while riding the test. He shows the beginnings of a medium trot. In the shoulder in they ask for a little m...

Laura Graves works with this pair on the second day of the clinic (see her first day ride in Laura Graves - 10/13/16 - Attentive and Responsive). They start out making sure that he is thinking forward at all times.  Laura helps her with using the right aids to help him hold himself up in the turn...

They move on to work on the canter keeping him through on the outside rein while making sure he stays in front of the leg aids. They do a single loop serpentine in the canter in both directions, and when they go to lengthen Laura asks him to be shoulder in to keep him straighter.  She explains ho...

Laura has them do shoulder in and haunches in on the rail and then works on different walks. When they return to the trot Laura helps them develop more than one trot, using her posting to get a more forward trot.

To finish the ride, they do some work in canter. Stephany talks about the idea of the rider being a carousel pole that comes through just behind the horse withers. She says that if the rider leans back, then she will tilt the entire carousel horse. With the rider more aware of her position, the h...

USEF “R”-rated judge Keri Kampsen provides her perspective on common mistakes she sees from riders inside and outside of the ring. After judging prestigious competitions such as the Devon Horse Show, The Capital Challenge, and the ASPCA Maclay National Championships, Keri shares some common judgi...

Jan Bemelmans works with Pierre on his second horse.  They have been warming up while Jan watches before our session begins.  Jan emphasizes that the rider needs to keep his leg on and keep the contact.  The mare is not accepting of the leg, and they work on a small canter on a circle. He then ha...

Jan now works with a second rider who begins with a tense stallion.  They walk a ten meter circle also working on acceptance of the aids including a touch with the whip. Jan asks for the travers at the walk down the long side and he assists from the ground.  They patiently wait for him to relax a...

Adelinde almost immediately starts working on the riders position.  She wants her to not take her lower leg to far back.  She has the rider do some bending and flexing with shoulder-in and travers to get control of the horse behind the saddle.  She has the rider move the horse all around as well ...

Adelinde almost immediately starts working on the riders position.  She wants her to not take her lower leg to far back.  She has the rider do some bending and flexing with shoulder-in and travers to get control of the horse behind the saddle.  She has the rider move the horse all around as well ...

Adelinde almost immediately starts working on the riders position.  She wants her to not take her lower leg to far back.  She has the rider do some bending and flexing with shoulder-in and travers to get control of the horse behind the saddle.  She has the rider move the horse all around as well ...

Adelinde almost immediately starts working on the riders position.  She wants her to not take her lower leg to far back.  She has the rider do some bending and flexing with shoulder-in and travers to get control of the horse behind the saddle.  She has the rider move the horse all around as well ...

This riders goals are to improve the connection with her 5-year-old.  She is the opposite of the first horse in the symposium in that she is not as forward.  She has the rider use her legs and focus on keeping the horse in front of her.  Adeline also instructs the rider to be more energetic in he...

This riders goals are to improve the connection with her 5-year-old.  She is the opposite of the first horse in the symposium in that she is not as forward.  She has the rider use her legs and focus on keeping the horse in front of her.  Adeline also instructs the rider to be more energetic in he...