Longeing is a wonderful tool to build up the horse muscles, strength and coordination. Here, I have been focusing on stepping forward and under with his hind legs so he can stay on the circle line without falling in or out. Once he found self-carriage he takes responsibility for his balance, suppleness and shape without […]
“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.” Prince Caspian
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Despite the heat I decided to do some walk training concentrating on small little nuances in my seat. I have always so many ideas and I could train forever from the ground and still be never finished. Still a bit bumpy but Lucano gave me his first steps haunches-in on a circle.
I catch myself doing a lot of Liberty with Lucano because he his mental state is not always ready right from the start to work him with tools. So I let him steam off, being silly while he needs to take responsibility at least for the gait and the direction. Otherwise I don’t bother him.
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Today I wanted to ride a little, so I put the saddle on and was all prepared but sometimes you must take plan B because plan A is somehow not working. Either your horse is offering you something, which you cannot refuse like Lucano did today or you have to go back to polish something
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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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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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