How to ask for renvers?

[catembi]

Adrian & I are into our last 2 weeks of schooling before it all grinds to a halt for my hysterectomy & I'd really like this movement to be more established before I have to hang up my boots.

He does have the inclination to fall out thru his left shoulder. We've got counter canter pretty well established which is really doing wonders for this issue in the canter, & I was hoping that renvers might do the same for the walk / trot.

Shoulder-in & leg yield are established & also turn about the haunches is pretty well there too. However, it's a long time since I rode renvers & I've forgotten what goes where...

 

[Bossanova]

Start in shoulder in and just switch the bend so inside leg moves back, outside leg supporting on the girth and inside rein supports and controls the amount of bend. Outside seat bone takes over as the dominant one

 

[Thistle]

B does lots of 'slight renvers' on a 20m circle to address Floss's evasions through her shoulders

 

[SAMgirl]

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Start in shoulder in and just switch the bend so inside leg moves back, outside leg supporting on the girth and inside rein supports and controls the amount of bend. Outside seat bone takes over as the dominant one

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Ditto this

Hope the op goes well and you make a speedy recovery!!

 

[catembi]

Thankies, people!

I know I moan about Adrian being idle, but he's going to be the perfect horse for getting back into riding after a layoff. He doesn't make sudden movements... in fact he doesn't make *any* movements if he can help it!!

 

[spookypony]

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... in fact he doesn't make *any* movements if he can help it!!

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*snicker*

Sounds like the horse I was riding last night...rode like a deranged one-handed cowboy in an effort to keep her cantering between jumps...instructor was probably having a good laugh.

 

[antonia1]

I would always teach half pass and then travers before renvers as the horse likes to have the support of the fence and it also prevents him from stepping forwards whilst you learn how to get everything else in place.

Presuming you start with half pass on the right rein, in walk at first, as you approach the end of the short side of the school ride deep into the corner and as you leave put your inside leg on the girth with the weight down this leg ( but be careful not to lean) and outside leg back slightly. With the inside rein ask for a little flexion but be careful not to overdo it (don't let the hand cross over the withers, just a gentle vibration with the ring finger) and the horse should move, if not then apply a little more pressure with the outside leg but aim to reduce this as time goes by. If the horse is still confused then open the inside rein sideways (but not with pressure) to guide it in the right direction.

Once this is established then you can try travers and renvers and in the end move onto performing the movements in trot.

Don't rush it, be pleased with a little bit of improvement each day and don't spend too long working on the same thing in one session as the horse will get bored. You can go as slow as you want to begin with and add impulsion later when you and the horse have got used to the aids.

Hope that helps!