just a couple of questions..

[Honey Bee♥]

hey guys, i just have a few questions..

1. how long do you take to warm up? i have a 16.2ish ISH.
2. which trotting diagnal are you on? ie. sit to the inside leg when it is back?
3. which is the right rein and left? is that self explanitary? ie- if your right hand is on the inside you are on the right rein? and if your left is on the inside you are on the left rein?
4. circles- is your inside leg on the girth? and the outside leg behind the girth?
5. if your no good at circles, how can you improve them?
6. is it the same for corners as it is with circles? ie. leg positions?


thank you. sorry for how many questions there are! i just want to have a better riding relationship with my horse...

 

[maletto]

1) Depends on the horse really, rather than the size. My old boy gets pretty stiff in the winter so needs a good 15-20 minutes of warming up before I ask him to work properly. My pony I used to own only needed 5 minutes.

2) Sit to the outside fore coming back

3) Yep that's it

4) Basically yes

5) A good exercise is to ride a square on its side (sort of like a diamond) where you touch the track at two points and the other two points are on the centre line (if that makes sense). Helps you with your accuracy, if that's what you want to improve.

6) pretty much!

 

[Honey Bee♥]

thank you now the real challenge is to remember that! and i will try that diamond technique thanks again