loosening up exercises

[jenbleep]

ok well me and frankie are getting along really well, hes starting to tust my contact and really come down and soften. however i have noticed that he can be quite tense in his neck, just in front of his withers. i have weekly lessons on him, and my instructor has me doing this exercise where i shorten him on the short side and let him lengthen on the long sides, and this does help him a lot.

are there any others i could try tonight?

 

[HenryandPeta]

Circles!! Leg yielding in and out of circles (going from 20m to 10m and back out again). making sure you can access inside and outside bend on both reins. Serpentines, making sure you have the correct bend on the corners then a nice straight secion before you access the new rein... half circles, loops back to the track. Figure of 8's. Constant rein changing and bending, flexing etc.

Good luck!