transitions

MEET HANNAH PETRIE HAY

Member of The Horseback Vet Team and Core Conditioning proponent Could the key to your horse's long-term soundness be hiding…

6 months ago

FLATWORK FOUNDATIONS – BUILDING BETTER TRANSITIONS

Smooth, balanced transitions are the hallmark of a well-trained horse and rider partnership. Whether you're preparing for your first dressage…

7 months ago

ASKHQ: IMPROVING CANTER TRANSITIONS

Q: What’s the best way to improve my horse’s canter transitions? A: Quality trot creates a quality transition so focus…

1 year ago

ASKHQ: DOWNWARD TRANSITIONS

Q: My horse makes very tense and sudden downward transitions into the walk. What can I do to make them…

2 years ago

FLATWORK FEBRUARY #10: THE STAIRS

‘The Stairs’ is an excellent exercise to help improve your horse's suppleness by using a leg yield. You can do…

3 years ago

FLATWORK FEBRUARY #9: THE SIMPLE CHANGE

Yesterday, we looked at the walk-to-canter transition, and today, we add to that by combining it into a simple change.…

3 years ago

BACK TO BASICS 4

Reaction   If you feel like your horse is a little slow in his reactions to the leg , now’s…

6 years ago

ASKHQ: WARM-UP

Q: What are the key checkpoints to look out for during the warm-up? A: The key things to establish during…

7 years ago

ASKHQ: WEIGHT AIDS

Q: What are the weight aids? My instructor often asks me to use my weight as an aid, and I…

7 years ago

ASKHQ: TRANSITION TROUBLE

[Q] How can I keep my horse on the bridle when transitioning downwards? Asked by Chesney Williams [A] Problems with…

7 years ago