I started to teach Lucano to bring his haunches in on the longe and he is such a superstar putting effort into it. With this exercise I have now a wider range to work him when longeing as I can vary between forward and collection, which helps him to gain muscles, find balance and coordination […]
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The golden thread that runs through Straightness Training is to lighten the front legs and to bend the hind legs by moving weight from the front legs to the haunches. The school halt is a collected way of stopping the horse and the result of Straightness Training is that the horse is able to make
Today we had our second try off-line and it was so lovely to see and feel Lucano being relaxed. My husband could step out of the way faster than I thought after we started with the comfy procedure of being longed. I could even carry my whip with me and was able to twinkle a
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I have started to go into movement with my husband’s help from the ground. His job is to just walk on a circle, not pulling on the line and keeping a bit distance to the horse and for a not-horse person he is doing great. Lucano is calm and relaxed walking his rounds. As this
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A next big chapter in Lucano’s education is the Pillar Work in hand, which forms the bridge and prepares the horse to the Riding. In Work in hand he is learning the meaning of an inside/outside and a direct/indirect rein aid. The reason why I have waited so long is because he was mentally and
I have started to introduce Shoulder-in to Lucano at Work in hand and during training I ask myself many questions. To name a few: – is the angel right (3 or 4 tracks)?– is he only bringing the head in, which results in an overbent neck? – does he understand the function of the outside
Lucano is physically well prepared to carry a rider now, so I have started to mount him. The right and safer way is to have a helper from the ground but many of us are usually on their own. So am I, and when there is a moment, that a third hand is needed, it
A lot of riders are feeling a bit labeled down when put on the longe to improve their seat however I feel the opposite. I am very grateful when being longed because I can fully concentrate on my myself, starting with my breathing, coordinating all my body parts, letting the feelings, thoughts and pictures sink
Lucano is developing nicely at Liberty. The circles are getting better and he finds more moments in balance, shaping nicely around me and using his inside hind legs properly to support himself.
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In trot and canter Lucano is finding more relaxation with the saddle on. I have not used a cavesson in the first few lessons because my priority was finding comfort with the saddle and not the best physical quality. In a normal halter, he can express himself a bit more freely without being too much
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