Video A Small Clinic Report

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Curly_Feather

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I had a clinic lesson yesterday with an instructor I ride with every 2 months or so. Everything was about self-carriage and getting him less reliant on my hands for balance. And coaching me every stride to readjust, up-up, leg, give. It was hard work, but I think if I can practice my aids and timing to be more consistent, and not allowing even the slightest bit of lean even when I'm tired, we can make a lot of progress in the next few months.

A friend took some videos.
A little bit of trot work. I'm horrified with how busy my legs are in trot... :oops: Granted, I was instructed to keep him electric off my leg, and to really exaggerate the inside aids for this lesson, so I did try to think "nudge nudge" more than usual, but yuck. It's all I can focus on in the trot videos. Any tips for a quieter leg in the trot???

Here is a baby half-pass in canter. Even in the lateral work, she really focused on getting his head up and his bum underneath him. They frame didn't matter, it was more getting him off his front end so he could actually move his body around.

A flying change! Whoop whoop!

So I'm all dressaged out, jumping saddle only for the next 9 days :p
 
He is beautiful <3 Looks like he is really enjoying his job and the lateral work is fab! Keeping your lower leg still - I'd take away the stirrups each time you ride in the dressage saddle :)
 
Shorter stirrups should help if you are reaching for them at the current length. You may also be tensing muscles.
 
alexomahony said:
He is beautiful <3 Looks like he is really enjoying his job and the lateral work is fab! Keeping your lower leg still - I'd take away the stirrups each time you ride in the dressage saddle :)
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I'll definitely do some more no-stirrup work. I'm also trying to think of pushing my heel a bit out, instead of trying to pull my toes in. It seemed to be making a bit of a difference over the last week.
 
mule said:
Shorter stirrups should help if you are reaching for them at the current length. You may also be tensing muscles.
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I don't feel like I'm reaching, to be honest I'm thinking of trying them a hole longer. I thought I was better in my jumping saddle, until my jumping instructor told me on Tuesday to stop kicking at the trot. So I have picked up this habit somewhere in the last few months.... One step forward, one step back :p
 
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