Flatwork.....

[You Wont Forget Me]

Im in need of some good schooling excersices... latley all i feel like ive been doing is circles and circles and circles and cirlcles oh and transitions! So i would much appreciate if you could give me some more excersices....????



Also i need some tips to help get my boy into a contact, he's fine in collected walk trot and canter but as soon as i do working his head comes back up and he struggles to come back in...???

 

[You Wont Forget Me]

Anyone???

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I can recommend '101 schooling exercises for horse and rider' by Jaki Bell - lots of ideas there.

 

[You Wont Forget Me]

I'll have a look at it thanks. Anyone else got anything????

 

[BlueCakes]

Leg yeild? Walk and Trot.

Trun about the forehand ( although I'm told people don't do it anymor eand its old fashioned, thought useful when stuck in woods!)

Pirouette? ( start by asking to turn in right angles in a small box shape)

bending round poles.. esp if people have left jumps up. Start slow, asking for correct bend, get into trot and ask for sharp bends, you're horse will learn to be balanced and ensure that he is balanced when you bend.

Standing in your stirrups whilst trotting for as long as you can, building up muscle in your leg and aiding your postion.

 

[Brandy]

If I run out of schooling ideas I get a couple of dressage tests out and practice them, really highlights inaccuracies (sp??)