Anne Kursinski

Anne Kursinski

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Anne Kursinski
  • Day 3 Session 1 - Jumping - Part 3

    The difficulty is increased with the addition of a 6-stride broken line. Anne comments on how the horses and riders have improved after several days of counting strides out loud and focusing on riding straight.

  • Day 3 Session 1 - Jumping - Part 2

    Anne adds a second line so that they gallop a 3-stride and 5-stride line. She wants them to set up a good pace, keep their heels down and count strides out loud.

  • Day 3 Session 1 - Jumping - Part 1

    Riders start jumping lines. They count strides out loud and practice a forward four-stride line and then stop straight afterward.

  • Day 3 Session 1 - Flat Warm-up - Part 3

    They finish the warm-up with canter work with stirrups, without stirrups and in two-point to help secure rider position and effectiveness. They practice canter/halt transitions to get the feeling of sitting up straight with a deep seat. Anne stresses that muscle memory is important to establish g...

  • Day 3 Session 1 - Flat Warm-up - Part 2

    The group continues their warm-up with a focus on short reins, a soft contact and a straight horse. They work on leg yield in the sitting trot to work on bending and getting the horse to move off the leg.

  • Day 3 Session 1 - Flat Warm-up - Part 1

    At the start of the third day, Anne encourages the riders to think about what the horse has done over the last two days and warm up accordingly. She wants the riders to respond to how the horse feels. How do you get the best performance when you and/or your horse is a little tired?

  • Day 3 Session 1 - Clinic Wrap-up

    Anne reviews the three days and has riders go over what they learned. She also talks about how she became the rider she is and what it takes to be an excellent rider.

  • Day 2 Session 3 Welcome

    Anne thanks her sponsors and welcomes back the riders and auditors for Day 2 of the clinic.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Jumping Warm-up

    They start with warming up over a small crossrail with the focus on stopping straight after the jump. Prior to the jump, the riders count out loud eight strides to help them keep a tempo and see a distance.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Jumping - Part 2

    Anne allows the riders to take back their reins, but she still wants them to stay centered and do as little as possible to get the results they want. The horses definitely go better when the riders aren't interring so much.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Jumping - Part 1

    To practice their smoothness and two-point position, Anne has the riders do a small course finishing with a straight-line halt. She wants riders to take advantage of the entire arena, noting that often riders cut corners in an indoor arena.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Half Seat/2-Point Exercise - Part 4

    They jump a new course, but the riders continue jumping with a knot in the reins and riding with one hand to focus on being centered. Anne continues to stress that the rider doing less allows the horse to jump better and stay straighter.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Half Seat/2-Point Exercise - Part 3

    The riders continue jumping with a knot in the reins and riding with one hand to focus on being centered. Anne continues to stress that the rider doing less allows the horse to jump better and stay straighter.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Half Seat/2-Point Exercise - Part 2

    Next, Anne has the riders canter a crossrail and stop straight while holding the reins in one hand. This emphasizes how doing less can actually help the horse, and the horses are typically straighter.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Half Seat/2-Point Exercise - Part 1

    Anne has the riders tie their reins in a knot to ride one-handed for balance and lightness. They start out riding on the flat doing transitions between the gaits, circles and stopping straight. Typically Anne prefers the riders hold the rein with their outside hand because riders tend to hold too...

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Flat Warm-up - Part 3

    Anne has the riders drop their stirrups to work on their seat in the canter work. They do counter canter to see if the rider's aids are correct and if the horses are balanced and responding to the aids as well as collection and going forward in canter

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Flat Warm-up - Part 2

    They continue the warm-up practicing shoulder-in in walk and sitting trot. They also work again with the knot in the reins to help steady their arms and hands, which helps the horses be more responsive.

  • Day 2 Session 3 - Flat Warm-up - Part 1

    The third group starts warming up in the posting trot. Anne has them focus on the basic position with steady arms and hands. She has the riders test the horses to make sure they go forward off the leg with an easy aid, and then leg yield without their stirrups to make sure the horses will move la...

  • Day 2 Session 2 Welcome

    Anne thanks her sponsors and welcomes back the riders and auditors for Day 2 of the 2022 Market Street clinic.

  • Day 2 Session 2 - Jumping Warm-up

    They start with warming up over a small crossrail with the focus on stopping straight after the jump. Prior to the jump, the riders count out loud eight strides to help them keep a tempo and see a distance.

  • Day 2 Session 2 - Jumping - Part 4

    Anne has the riders do a course with the riders keeping the hands off the horses' necks by riding with their hands turned over on the reins. The riders are not able balance on their hands, and this helps the horses build confidence.

  • Day 2 Session 2 - Jumping - Part 3

    They jump the same lines with the focus on adding and leaving out strides. Anne wants them to focus on pace and direction to get the proper number of strides each time. Again they stop straight at the end of the exercise.

  • Day 2 Session 2 - Jumping - Part 2

    Next they do a small course with straight and bending lines. Anne wants the riders to count strides out loud and focus on doing as little as possible while keeping the horses relaxed with steady pace and straight track.

  • Day 2 Session 2 - Jumping - Part 1

    To focus on smoothness, they do eight strides on a diagonal to a six stride line on the outside and then halt in a straight line. Anne wants the riders to count strides out loud and focus on being relaxed with smooth lines.