Lucano

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

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.

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

The higher the gait the more visible his vertical and diagonal imbalance is showing; falling on the inside shoulder, speeding up looking to the outside. With time and practise, he will be able to keep more consistent balance, suppleness, shape, tempo and rhythm though. We both are still getting to know each other so Liberty

I am very happy that the canter comes along to the right as well because this is his hard side, where he does not like to bend to the inside. He used to get a bit stressed in the transition (still visible) starting to speed up in the wrong lead cross cantering. I try to

Some update on my youngster Lucano. I have not done so much over the wintertime as he is still busy growing up. He is also not ready to be worked with a cavesson on a regular basis as he gives me some clear signs of discomfort. So instead, I focus mainly to create the LFS

We also manage some walk/trot/canter and some smooth transitions. Lucano is a left bended horse, so whatever we do from the left he feels more at ease and it seems almost effortless for him. Nevertheless, I do practice the right side as well (not in the video) as the goal of ST is to straighten