Eventing

Out of the Saddle Exercises to Improve Your Riding Skills

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January 7, 2014

Belinda Trussell, out of the Saddle Exercises to Improve Your Riding Skills, horse riding exercises, correct rider position

In all disciplines, we want to be able to train our horses to move up the levels and perform different maneuvers for us. Without a supple body, a horse isn’t capable of that... and if you haven’t got a supple rider, then it’s not going to be possible to have a supple horse.

Practice Maintaining Impulsion on Course with the Figure-8 Over Fences

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November 14, 2013

Practice Maintaining Impulsion on Course with the Figure-8 Over Fences

With Karen Brain - Impulsion is the desire to move forward with more energy than is required to just ‘go forward. It’s an eagerness of energy being offered by the horse within each step while still in easy control of the rider.

Video: Tighten Up Jump-off Turns with Hugh Graham

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September 12, 2013

Tighten Up Jump-off Turns with Hugh Graham

With Hugh Graham - Canadian Olympian and top show jumping competitor Hugh Graham explains and demonstrates his techniques for riding tighter turns in the jump-off by choosing your arc to the jump and sticking to the track of that arc.

Connect Your Horse with Contact

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July 31, 2013

Bonny Bonnello, horse contact, horse riding contact, horse connection, horse riding connection, dressage contact, dressage connection, half-halt trot lengthening, Half-pass exercise, Leg-yield exercise, Half-pass exercise

The importance of contact in dressage cannot be overstated. “Without contact, straightness is not possible, nor is good collection. Your aids, which include your upper body, legs, hands, and seat, combine to create the contact, which should be elastic.