To ride this exercise you trot down the 3/4 line. Once you are confident you are straight, ask your horse to leg-yield back out to the track, using your inside leg to ask for the movement and your outside aids to stop him from falling out. When you reach the track, do a stride or two where…
We have featured both The Spiral and The Stairs so now, we are going to combine the two... So, how do you execute the spiral with a leg yield out? You will spiral in like usual until you are on your new, smaller circle. Now that you are on your smaller circle, you will prepare your…
‘The Stairs’ is an excellent exercise to help improve your horse's suppleness by using a leg yield. You can do this exercise at the walk or trot. To ride it, go down the centre line (if you are in a dressage arena), do a few steps of leg yield (three to four steps), go straight for…
Text: Shari Michaelis While showjumping might seem like a ‘point and shoot’ discipline to some spectators, a good showjumping round requires much more from the horse than just clearing the jumps. Showjumping demands that the horse is adjustable, flexible, in balance, has straightness in his body and has a good and powerful canter. Working the horse…
Q: Why is leg yield not considered a lateral movement? A: Leg yielding does not belong to the lateral movements, since the horse, whilst being in slight lateral flexion through the jaw should actually show no bend in the body. Lateral movements on the other hand are defined as exercises in which the horse is flexed…

