This week in lessons

Not sure if we will be able to ride outside this week, but fingers crossed! It was so nice being outside this weekend at the show!

This week in lessons we will work on keeping an even rhythm. This will involve counting...and lots of poles! Most distance issues come from rider's speeding up their rhythm coming out of the corners, but by then the horse has its eye on the jump, and is trying to gauge their take off. In dressage, allowing the horse to speed up during say, a lengthened  trot, will push the horse onto its forehand which will destroy the quality of the gaits, and the horse's use of its back.

We are also going to work on some body awareness: knowing when you are ahead of the motion, behind the motion, and with the motion...yes, this may become another three bears exercise!

Karen