Training Basics, Elastic Contact with Susanne von Dietze

Training Basics, Elastic Contact with Susanne von Dietze

Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel works with a rider on balancing her legs and seat equally on both sides. The first step is realizing when one leg is doing more work or is weighted more heavily than the other. Then there is the process of activating one while quieting the other to help the horse bend,...

Have you struggled with forward down transitions? Christoph Hess trains this wonderful 5-year-old mare and rider through exercises to develop more balance, self carriage and swing through to the bit, while creating down transitions using the driving aids.

The basics in Equitation, Seat, Posture, Balance with Mary Wanless

The basics in Equitation, Seat, Posture, Balance with Mary Wanless

Testing the signals, does your horse understand? - Jan Brink

Testing the signals, does your horse understand? - Jan Brink

Testing the signals, does your horse understand? - Jan Brink

Testing the signals, does your horse understand? - Jan Brink

Testing the signals, does your horse understand? - Jan Brink

Continuing in the trot, Mary has the rider be aware of staying left to bring him right. They proceed to the canter, and she explains how it is more difficult to maintain the correct position at the canter. She has her remember the phrases 50 50, the bolts, wither right and really reaching.

Continuing in the trot, Mary has the rider be aware of staying left to bring him right. They proceed to the canter, and she explains how it is more difficult to maintain the correct position at the canter. She has her remember the phrases 50 50, the bolts, wither right and really reaching.

Continuing in the trot, Mary has the rider be aware of staying left to bring him right. They proceed to the canter, and she explains how it is more difficult to maintain the correct position at the canter. She has her remember the phrases 50 50, the bolts, wither right and really reaching.

Continuing in the trot, Mary has the rider be aware of staying left to bring him right. They proceed to the canter, and she explains how it is more difficult to maintain the correct position at the canter. She has her remember the phrases 50 50, the bolts, wither right and really reaching.

Skeletal riding and using your seat, biomechanics with Catherine Haddad

Skeletal riding with Catherine Haddad

Skeletal riding with Catherine Haddad

Skeletal riding with Catherine Haddad

Catherine works with a young rider currently showing at first level. They continue from the lesson the previous day, working on a consistent contact helping him to have a more regular step. He is showing more bounce and elasticity in his gaits as they warm up. When she rides with the bit balan...

In the sitting trot Nancy has the rider squeeze with the knees to see how the horse reacts to that cue.  He slows to the walk, showing how tightening can change the trot, and how sensitive the horse is to tightening by the rider.  They go off the lunge line and apply the awareness gained by being...

Ms. Peters asks for the halt, and then the piaffe straight from the halt. With her help from the ground, they ask for a few steps in place rather than a lot moving forward. When they move out of the piaffe, they are careful to maintain the balance they have achieved.

Ms. Peters asks for the halt, and then the piaffe straight from the halt. With her help from the ground, they ask for a few steps in place rather than a lot moving forward. When they move out of the piaffe, they are careful to maintain the balance they have achieved.

Ms. Peters asks for the halt, and then the piaffe straight from the halt. With her help from the ground, they ask for a few steps in place rather than a lot moving forward. When they move out of the piaffe, they are careful to maintain the balance they have achieved.