Jumping: Introductory

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#20 Thin Serpentines

November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments bend, bending, collection, exercise, horse, serpentine, serpentines, thin, troubleshooting

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Is this a helpful exercise?Appropriate gaits: Walk, Trot, Canter Instructions: Perform long, thin serpentines along the length of your arena. 

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#19 Simple Changes

November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments

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Is this a helpful exercise?Appropriate gaits: Canter, Trot Instructions: At the canter, perform a simple change on the diagonal.  When

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#18 Slow Corners

November 8, 2018November 9, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments corners, exercise, forward, forwardness, half halt, horse, transitions, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

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Is this a helpful exercise?Appropriate gaits: Walk, Trot, Canter Instructions: Ride around the ring.  Before the short side corner, down-shift

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#16 Mount and Dismount

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Is this a helpful exercise?Appropriate gaits:  Halt, walk Instructions: Mount but insist on good horse manners!  If your horse moves

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#14 Straight Reins

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments aids, connection, dressage, exercise, hands, horse, interfere, moving, rein, reins, train, training, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

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Is this a helpful exercise?Appropriate Gaits: Walk, Trot. Instructions: Hold reins at your normal working length.  With reins even, plant

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#44 No Stirrups – Sitting Trot

November 7, 2018November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments balance, bareback, conditioning, core, dressage, exercise, horse, no stirrups, sitting, stirrupless, train, training, trot, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

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Is this a helpful exercise?Appropriate Gaits: Walk, Trot   Instructions: Take your feet out of the stirrups.  Perform the following

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#45 No Stirrups – Posting Trot

November 7, 2018November 8, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments bareback, dressage, exercise, horse, no stirrups, post, posting, stirrupless, train, training, trot, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

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Is this a helpful exercise?Appropriate Gaits: Walk, Trot   Instructions: Take your feet out of the stirrups.  Perform the following

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#104 Halting your horse

July 21, 2018November 6, 2018 ridingexercises_65bbpi 0 Comments can't stop, exercise, halt, halting, horse, run away, stop, troubleshoot, won't stop

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Is this a helpful exercise?Instructions: Note: These instructions assume you are riding a beginner-friendly horse or Western trained horse.  Some

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