groundwork ideas needed :)

[blood_magik]

I'm trying to mix things up a bit with my boy because I'm getting bored with our schooling routine - jumping twice a week and flatwork two-three times. If we hack, we go once a week and spend most of it doing fast work.

Anyway, I've decided to do some groundwork to have a bit more contact time with him because recently I seem to just tack up, ride and go home.
I'm already out of ideas as to what I can do with him

He will follow me around the arena and trot alongside me so I've done a few "trot poles" (two poles, me running and him following me, and he gave up once he realised he could get away with walking over them ), some bending around jump wings and some flexing.

What else can I do to make these sessions fun for the two of us?
milk chocolate digestives and diet coke on offer for any suggestions

 

[jaspejoo]

We did some fun exercises at uni where we got the horse to halt with two feet in front of a pole, two feet behind....getting them to leave one back leg behind in a V of poles....getting them to walk over 3 poles and halting with feet over front, second or last pole. Backing them up through and s shape of poles...then you can repeat all of these ridden which is entertaining...oh and getting them to stand and stay stood then leave them in a set space you give them, like a square of poles. Oh and also, walking past scary things and stuff like that to get them used to everyting is always pretty fun Hope this gives you something to play with

 

[blood_magik]

the halt and stay could be interesting - he follows me about like a stray puppy

 

[intouch]

http://www.thehorseagilityclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/June-OLHA.pdf

You could try some horse agility - great fun, and not as easy as it looks!

 

[blood_magik]

i know what i'll be doing on wednesday
I'll have to try to scrounge a bit of tarpaulin from someone