A few notes from a fabulous day
- If struggling for consistent contact in both reins , try taking reins in one hand
- Walk to canter needs to be established AND sharp before changes
- On a circle use a steep shoulder in to get a horse off the stiff rein
- For travers and shoulder in the rider position should not change
- On the long diagonal straight -> travers -> straight neck shouldn't need to move - keeps forward thinking
- Shoulder in long side, travel to centre line in half pass then centre line in shoulder in
- Always shoulder fore into canter
- Do NOT kill the impulsion before the transition
- When giving the rein give in the direction of the bit NOT the easr
- Half pass to centre line then shoulder in then half pass
- To remedy BTV and poll low issues raise hands without pulling back