Pony Club Exercises.......URGENT!

[Persephone]

Quick.....I'm going to pick up friends daughter in 10 mins. She has lost confidence on her pony. We've been doing round the world, touching toes and frogees but I can't think of any other fun exercises to get her enjoying herself. All (clean) suggestions appreciated!

Thanks

Jo x

 

[OrangeEmpire]

potato in the bucket?

 

[TGM]

Do a simple handy pony course - walk over a pole, pick a mug off a fence post and place on other post, bend in and out of jump wings, barrels etc, ride through a maze of jump poles.

Do the traffic light game - you call out the light colours - red means halt, amber means walk and green means trot. Roundabout means do a circle.

Do a 'pretend' jumping course with poles on the ground - walk over them as a course concentrating on good turns and straightness over the jump.

Practice standing up in the stirrups first at halt then at walk. See how long she can stay standing up for - perhaps bet that she can't do it for one long side or a whole circuit of the arena. Good for nervous kids because it improves their lower leg and therefore their security.

 

[Persephone]

Thanks people, great ideas......I'm off!

Jo x