- How should you work and train in a session? Here are a few tips from Anky’s visit to Equitana a few years back:
- Always start in rising trot, horses and riders are often stiff to start out.
- Make sure your horse relaxes in between bouts of work in a training session – go on a long rein to relax him.
- Big circles in canter are good for young horses, rather than lots of straight lines.
- Train so as there is no gap between the aid (signal or cue) and the response.
- Aids must come lighter with time.
- Always go back to where it is easy and ther horse recognises it is easy.
- Ride young horses early in training with only a whip, not spurs.
- To get horse to go ‘forward’ – it is simple really, use leg! BUT, you must give with your reins at the same time.
- Downwards transitions must be with no leg.
- Train the horse’s weak side more.
- If the horse gets nervous and runs, walk and regain his concentration.
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