Olympian Gina Miles works with a group during a lesson on her circle exercise. Gina demonstrates riding the exercise, consisting of two to four jumps on a circle, and how the riders can control the number of strides between the jumps. She also explains how the exercise can be decreased in difficulty for green horses or beginner riders to learn the same concepts at a more easily palatable level.
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Introduction of Group 1
The first group of riders introduce themselves and their horses/pony. Buck explains the basics of his system. He says riders need to remember two things – where you are going and how fast you are going to get there. He has the riders canter a circle each direction so he can evaluate each pair. He...
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Circle Exercise - Part 2
The riders take to the circle and see how many levels they can make it through the exercise while Gina offers feedback and correction when needed. The first rider has a bigger striding horse and struggles to compress the stride so Gina suggests using the feeling of walk to canter as a tool for co...
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Group 1 Jumping a Small Course
Buck has the riders complete a small course with the emphasis on cantering forward, being focused on exactly where they want to go and then stopping at a specific point. All three riders show a definite improvement.
