To begin the ride on her 8-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, Olivia spends a long time walking and stretching. To get proper turns on a 10-meter circle, she explains the need to start from a place of having the horse equal on both sides. Once that is the case, the turns will be easy, but there are many places in the alignment where things can go wrong. That what makes 10-meter circles more difficult.
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Riding a 10-meter Circle Warmup | Oli...
As the warmup continues, Olivia moves on to trot and works on making both sides as even as possible. In the canter, she wants the horse to push up in her topline. The goal is trying to keep the same ratio of forward energy to connection with the reins. In addition, she wants to find the causes of...
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Riding a 10-meter Circle | Olivia Lag...
Once warmed up, Olivia demonstrates the 10-meter circle in canter. The proper amount of bend will allow you to just see the inside eye. She compares it to driving two cars parallel to each other around a turn. You must ride so that the horse is equal in both reins and on both sides.
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Balance and Engagement through Serpen...
Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel works with a rider through multiple serpentine exercises to help balance the horse and engage the hind end. In the trot, Von Neumann-Cosel has the rider use the serpentine to improve her shoulder-in and haunches-in. While in the canter, the exercises are used to engage...
