SHOULDER-FORE FOR SUPPLING

The suppling abilities of lateral work are essential for horses in any discipline and therefore should play a major role in your horse’s training programme. Introducing lateral work early gives you time to establish it in the horse’s repertoire and allows you to move onto more advanced work with more confidence. A really useful exercise for…

BylizzieOctober 30, 20250Comments

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FLATWORK FEBRUARY #15: SHOULDER-IN

The shoulder-in is a three-track movement. The horse's shoulder is brought to the inside while the hind leg stays on the arena edge. It is called a three-track movement, as when executed correctly, the inside hind leg and outside fore will step on the same track (creating three tracks). You can ride the shoulder-in at the…

BylizzieApril 25, 20240Comments

Horse Channel Horse Training

SHOULDER-FORE FOR SUPPLING

The suppling abilities of lateral work are essential for horses in any discipline and therefore should play a major role in your horse’s training programme. Introducing lateral work early gives you time to establish it in the horse’s repertoire and allows you to move onto more advanced work with more confidence. A really useful exercise for…

BylizzieOctober 10, 20210Comments

Horse Channel Horse Training

DRESSAGE FOR THE SHOWJUMPING HORSE

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…

BylizzieMay 1, 20210Comments

Horse Channel Horse Training

BACK TO BASICS 4

Reaction If you feel like your horse is a little slow in his reactions to the leg , now’s the time to iron out those glitches! Just as the horse should respond with ease to the rider’s contact, so too should his reactions be quick to the leg. Assess by asking …

BylizzieJune 5, 20200Comments

Horse Channel Horse Training

The shoulder-in

Your horse will be on three tracks in the shoulder-in [dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the risk of sounding like every instructor who has ever taught you, I am going to start with a critical piece of information: If you are ever struggling to master a new movement or technique, you need to go back to basics. In dressage horses,…

BylizzieApril 13, 20160Comments

SHOULDER-FORE FOR SUPPLING

FLATWORK FEBRUARY #15: SHOULDER-IN

SHOULDER-FORE FOR SUPPLING

DRESSAGE FOR THE SHOWJUMPING HORSE

BACK TO BASICS 4

The shoulder-in

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