#17 Torso Balance
Appropriate gaits: Walk, Trot Instructions: A. In slow swooping motions, stretch the back of your right hand downward along
Read moreAppropriate gaits: Walk, Trot Instructions: A. In slow swooping motions, stretch the back of your right hand downward along
Read moreAppropriate gaits: Halt, walk Instructions: Mount but insist on good horse manners! If your horse moves or misbehaves, stop immediately,
Read moreAppropriate gaits: Walk, Trot Instructions: Stand vertically in your stirrups (not a deep 2-point). Flex your ankles to push your
Read moreAppropriate gaits: Walk, Trot, Canter Instructions: Perform leg yields. Easiest = leg yield facing the long-side wall (walk only). Easy
Read moreAppropriate gaits: Walk, Trot Instructions: Move your lower leg and knee in a bicycling motion in time with the horse’s
Read moreAppropriate Gaits: Walk, Trot, Canter Instructions: Ride the long side, halting before the corner, and perform a 180 degree turn
Read moreInstructions: Perform these steps at a halt to fix your basic dressage position. Sit tall. Envision pulling the back of
Read moreAppropriate Gaits: Trot Instructions: Practice sitting trot. Perform transitions to-and-from trot, walk, canter. 20m, 10m circles and changes of
Read moreInstructions: Identify a 15m (walk) or 20m (trot) or 30m (canter) square in your arena (set out cones or
Read moreInstructions: Use something on the ground to help you identify a straight line. This could be a mowed line in
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