ropa
Well-Known Member
I have an intermediate Eventer who is new to me. She is double clear 9/10 times but her weakest element is dressage. In fact she hates it and has behavioural problems after leaving the arena. She also has a naturally head high head carriage. I suspect she has been held firmly together with a strong contact and probably why she hates dressage. I would like her to enjoy dressage and I have taken her back to basics and spent a lot of time on the ground so that I can supple her and get her in a long loose frame. It is working slowly but surely. Early days though and she is not established in this frame. She has no back or physical issues to know of as been thoroughly checked. Suspect just style of holding her together has mean she has been ridden quite hollow. She still needs to substantially increase her top line and have more self carriage. I have already built a bit up through what we have been doing. We have been working very classically with her, lunging with no gadgets and doing in hand lateral work. Now back on board and she is reaching for contact and much looser and longer. Just wondering how wpeveryone else would address this and hoping to hear some success stories!
How would you train her?? Time is not of the essence and willing to spend a year getting it right before cracking back on with eventing!
How would you train her?? Time is not of the essence and willing to spend a year getting it right before cracking back on with eventing!