Q&A With Margie Engle
Trending Videos
•
5m 2s
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares insight into her experiences riding tough horses, what she looks for in a horse and more.
With 250 career wins, Margie is one of the most decorated U.S. show jumpers. She earned a team silver medal at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games™️ and is a three-time Pan American Games medalist, taking home team gold and individual bronze in 2003 and team silver in 1999.
Up Next in Trending Videos
-
Get a Reaction
Kasey works with a horse and rider pair on keeping a steady, forward rhythm. They do quick transitions, including bringing the trot almost back to walk before going forward, to help improve his forward reaction. She suggests the rider make a sharper request, so the horse respects her ask. Adding ...
-
Break Down the Half-Pass | Ashley Donadt
Ashley Donadt breaks down how to ride and trouble-shoot the half-pass, introduced at Third Level. She shows how to ride a haunches-in along the rail and then take that haunches-in on a diagonal to create the half-pass. She also shows a correction to common training problems using her “staircase” ...
-
Energy and Balance in Transitions | K...
Next Karen has the riders work on transitions. When the balance and energy feel good in one gait, they move into another gait and then establish a good balance and tempo there. The goal is to achieve that positive energy and tempo as soon as possible after moving to the next gait. Again, praising...
