This message is from: Sarah Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
One of the best exercises that I have used in getting control over the
shoulders is to start on a 20 meter circle and gradually spiral down to a 10
meter circle, then leg yield out to 20 meters again. You may need to use that
raised inside rein to block the horse crashing in to the 10 meter circle as
soon as they figure out the exercise. but if you do this regularly they will
learn to carry themselves. You can do this at both the trot and the canter.,
but obviously it will be harder at the canter. To help both you and the horse
understand the shoulder controlling aids, learning turn on the haunches (since
you have to pick up the shoulder and move it around the haunches) at the walk
is very helpful. You can then use the turn on the haunches aids to bring the
shoulders in or out (just a bit) at the trot. Another trot exercise is to ask
the horse to lengthen stride for 5-8 strides, shorten the stride 5-8 strides
and repeat this once or twice around the arena. You may
wonder why this helps the shoulder? It is because the exercise makes the
horse more rear engined and thus not leaning on the shoulders so much. A more
advanced exercise would be shoulder-in, first at the trot and eventually at the
canter.
This message is from: Silja Knoll
Speaking of those powerful shoulders...... are there some exercises that you
guys can recommend?
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