firc spring out of mothballs riding clinic goals: what do i want to do with my horse?
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FIRC Spring Out of Mothballs Riding Clinic
Goals: What do I want to do with my horse?
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Balance• Why does it matter? For everyday? For advanced
skills and competition?
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Balance
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The Unbalanced Horse
• Leans on the bit• Rushes• Can be tense• No light, even, elastic and “living” contact with
rein because horse leans on the bit• Forging because horse’s toe hits ground before
heal• stumbling
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On the Forehand
Embedded deeply in the horse’s psyche and muscles.
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Exercises and Gaits
TrotCavaletti or PolesCorrect Canter DepartRiding UphillJumping
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Putting forward & down into practice: stretching the topline
• Warm-up and Cool Down• Alternating collection and stretching
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What goes wrong?
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The Bridge to Balance
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From this
To This
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Engagement, Mission
• A ______________|______ B
• A ________|_____________B
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Building the Back of the Bridge
• Riding Curved Lines
3 tracks 4 tracks not shoulder-in
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Riding Curved Lines
Shoulder-fore Shoulder-in three tracks
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What Can go Wrong?
• Natural Crookedness of the Horse
HollowShortStiffStrongContractedconcave
HollowShortStiffStrongContractedconcave
RoundLongSoftWeakElongatedConvex
Naturally crooked to leftNaturally crooked to right
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So What?
• Natural Crookedness of the Horse
Easy to the leftDifficult to the rightStiff, resistant to rightToo much bend to leftTend to fall out of left circleTend to fall into right circleRider and saddle shift rightLeft stirrup feels shorter
Easy to the rightDifficult to the leftStiff, resistant to leftToo much bend to rightTend to fall out of right circleTend to fall into left circleRider and saddle shift leftright stirrup feels shorter
Irregular rhythmShort stridedLeaningStiffLazyDefective gaitsBack problemsTongue over bitCrooked in neckNervousnessDisunited canterRushingPanicbolting
Naturally crooked to left Naturally crooked to right
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Riding Curved Lines
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Exercises for straightness and to strengthen the carrying ability behind.
• Serpentines• Circles• Lateral Exercises• Crossing over exercises (Magnus)