Ginn
Well-Known Member
Decided that as Im now having lessons to tidy up and improve my riding I may aswell start applying it. Nothing big but with youngsters all the little improvements seem to really add up
Anyway, Tilly - being young and still quite unbalanced at times - has a tendancy to longrein and lunge very hollowed with her nose poking out. To be fair she has been slowly improving in walk, especially on the long reins, but I don't think I've helped her by perhaps being too soft on her mouth (i.e. frightened to take a contact as her mouth is lovely and soft). But both my instructors have said that even at her age I should expect to feel a small bag of sugar on each rein.
Yesterday I did a little longreining and asked for a little more with my hand, making sure I supported and held with the outside rein but encouraged and "played with" the inside rein. By the end of the session we had long and low beautifully in walk (free walk on a long rein - WOW! Very impressed
) and she was even offering it to me for 5-10 strides of trot
So very boring post but for us this was a big achievement although it does scare me how quickly she seems to pick things up!
Anyway, Tilly - being young and still quite unbalanced at times - has a tendancy to longrein and lunge very hollowed with her nose poking out. To be fair she has been slowly improving in walk, especially on the long reins, but I don't think I've helped her by perhaps being too soft on her mouth (i.e. frightened to take a contact as her mouth is lovely and soft). But both my instructors have said that even at her age I should expect to feel a small bag of sugar on each rein.
Yesterday I did a little longreining and asked for a little more with my hand, making sure I supported and held with the outside rein but encouraged and "played with" the inside rein. By the end of the session we had long and low beautifully in walk (free walk on a long rein - WOW! Very impressed
So very boring post but for us this was a big achievement although it does scare me how quickly she seems to pick things up!