Monday, July 23, 2012

The week in Lessons

Not sure how much we will be in vs out. Hoping the weather holds and I can build a jumper course outside and we can have some fun after all this hunter stuff!

Dressage riders planning to show this weekend will run through their tests once more; either inside or out. We are also going to work on suppleness and stretching and will use raised poles on an arc to help with this. We need our horses to be more willing to arc through their body, carry more weight on their inside hand, and use their backs. Rider's HAVE to be ready to give with their hands so the horses stretch into contact rather than contract.

Jumping riders are going to work on THINKING about how to improve times in a jump off/timed round, and how to ride a course in the best interest for their horse. We will also work on getting the horse straight and balanced coming out of a tight turn.

Karen

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