Can anyone remind me of the aids for shoulder in and turn on the haunches pls

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Was doing it on my boy in our lesson today, instructor is brilliant but I get in a muddle trying to remember what to do when!

Luckily horse is brill and gets annoyed with me and just does it anyway!!! :-)
 
I'll have a go. Seeing as no-one else has replied....

As I understand, these are the aids for shoulder in.

Seat: Weight should be on your inside seat bone and turn your shoulders so that your body is slightly turned to the inside.
Hands: Ask for flexion to the inside by sponging the inside rein. Support the horse's shoulder and indicate the direction by maintaining a quiet outside rein. Your hand should be just to the outside of the wither.
Legs: Inside leg softly behind the girth. Outside leg lies against saddle.

Sit up and look straight ahead.

I don't always get it right!
 
Turn on the haunches:

I do this along the side of the school, doesn't matter if it is the long or short side.
Ask for a turn with your inside hand (don't over bend, only just enough to see your horses eye). Inside leg on the girth. Outside hand supports and prevents horse falling in (or rushing) and outside leg behind the girth. I usually then trot out of the movement, to encourage forward thinking.

The repeat on the other side, to encourage even-ness.(sp!)
 
Shoulder in I find easier to begin from a 10 metre circle, apply the aids for the circle in a corner then on completing the circle and reaching the track along the long side continue applying the aids, so directing the horse along the track with the inside leg, inside hand asking for the bend and outside hand controlling the the shoulder and directing along the track, outside leg controls the quarters. Ask for a few strides initially then circle away.

For turn on the haunches halt beside the school wall or fence, you need a good halt, then inside leg on the girth controls the rythm and maintains the impulsion, inside hand opens and leads the forehand, outside hand controls the bend and stops forwards movement, outside leg controls the bend and with inside leg prevents horse stepping backwards. Once done, halt then get going forwards straight away.
 
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