Beginner Rider (the basics!)

Beginner Rider (the basics!) Dressage: Introductory Level Dressage: Training Level Personal fitness - riding a horse Trail and Pleasure Riding 

#17 Torso Balance

November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments balance, exercise, horse, rider, swoop, torso

Appropriate gaits: Walk, Trot   Instructions: A. In slow swooping motions, stretch the back of your right hand downward along

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) Dressage: Introductory Level Green Horse Jumping: Introductory Trail and Pleasure Riding Western Riding: Introductory 

#16 Mount and Dismount

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments block, dismount, dressage, evade, exercise, horse, mount, practice, stand, train, training, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

Appropriate gaits:  Halt, walk Instructions: Mount but insist on good horse manners!  If your horse moves or misbehaves, stop immediately,

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) Dressage: Introductory Level Dressage: Training Level Personal fitness - riding a horse 

#12 Ankle-ups

November 6, 2018November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments ankle, balance, dressage, exercise, fix, flex, gripping, horse, legs, rider, train, training, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

Appropriate gaits: Walk, Trot Instructions: Stand vertically in your stirrups (not a deep 2-point). Flex your ankles to push your

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) Dressage: First Level Dressage: Introductory Level Dressage: Second Level Dressage: Training Level Green Horse Hot Horse 

#11 Leg Yields

November 6, 2018November 9, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments along wall, dressage, easy, exercise, hard, horse, leg yield, quarter, train, training, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

Appropriate gaits: Walk, Trot, Canter Instructions: Perform leg yields. Easiest = leg yield facing the long-side wall (walk only). Easy

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#9 Bicycling

November 6, 2018November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments dressage, exercise, fix, gripping, horse, impulsion, knees, legs, sitting trot, train, training, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

Appropriate gaits: Walk, Trot Instructions: Move your lower leg and knee in a bicycling motion in time with the horse’s

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) Dressage: First Level Dressage: Introductory Level Dressage: Training Level Green Horse Hot Horse 

#5 Long side and turn on the haunches

November 6, 2018November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments collection, dressage, exercise, forward, forwardness, haunches, horse, train, training, troubleshoot, troubleshooting, turn

Appropriate Gaits: Walk, Trot, Canter Instructions: Ride the long side, halting before the corner, and perform a 180 degree turn

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) Dressage: Introductory Level 

#106 Fix My Position for Dressage

July 27, 2018November 6, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments arched, chair, hips, position, seat, tall, troubleshooting

Instructions: Perform these steps at a halt to fix your basic dressage position. Sit tall. Envision pulling the back of

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) 

#4 Sitting Trot

July 27, 2018November 9, 2018 Moderator 0 Comments breathing, contact, exercise, gripping, knees, sitting trot

Appropriate Gaits: Trot   Instructions: Practice sitting trot. Perform transitions to-and-from trot, walk, canter. 20m, 10m circles and changes of

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) Dressage: First Level Dressage: Introductory Level Dressage: Training Level Western Riding: Introductory 

#3 Square Exercise

July 26, 2018November 6, 2018 Moderator 0 Comments corners, square, straightness

  Instructions: Identify a 15m (walk) or 20m (trot) or 30m (canter) square in your arena (set out cones or

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Beginner Rider (the basics!) Brand new rider - first week Dressage: Introductory Level Green Horse Western Riding: Introductory 

#102 Ride straight lines

July 24, 2018November 9, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments barrier, basic aids, basics, beginner, boundary, brand new, horse, rider, skills, straight

Instructions: Use something on the ground to help you identify a straight line.  This could be a mowed line in

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