Part 1: Becky opens the session by allowing the group of riders, who are just moving up to training level, introduce themselves and their horses. They warm up with some flat work focusing making sure they horses stay soft and out at the end of the reins. Becky encourages the riders to go back to the training scale when they have issues to make sure that when they put their seat and leg on to ask the horse to go, they have a desire to go forward.
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Novice / Training - Part 2
Part 2: Becky asks each rider what they're feeling at the beginning of the ride what they're finding the most challenging. She gives them each small exercises to work on to address their individual issues as they continue to warm up. The riders work on changing the stride length at the trot, and ...
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Novice / Training - Part 3
Part 3: The riders work through their individual horse's issues to achieve softness and balance. Becky puts them to the test with a pattern of walking, trotting, turning on the forehand and a corner to ensure they have control of the stride and are ready to jump. All of the riders work on riding ...
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Novice / Training - Part 4
Part 4: Becky explains how she uses lateral work such as turn on the forehand, turn on the haunches, and leg yield as a check during her warm up to make sure she has her horses attention and to help them feel settled. They move on to working at the canter to create a forward and adjustable canter...
