1. take saddle etc to back paddock
2. Try at liberty: touch it to saddle
3. friendly with pads
4. saddle from the off side
- W/back to horse's shoulder, rest saddle on left hip w/left hand holding cantle and right hand supporting the front, under the front panel.
- Sway the saddle back and forth
- Swivel on right foot and let momentum carry saddle up. practice with english saddle first
- once saddle is in place, left the pad up at the front to give relief to the withers
5. Cinching: 3 stages
Mounting
- Rock pommelso horse has his feet braced and ready
- Hold rein and mane short but not tight
- face horse's tail
- reach for stirrup, take hold of pommel and hop til beside horse in zone 3 and can look him in the eye
- bounce a fewtimes then step in in stirrup and wait, ask permission then put leg over
- find other stirrup w/o looking
- sit for a few moments, friendly, dwell
Lateral Flexion
Calmly (comb rope) bend neck to one side and bring head around--do on the ground and from riding--hold 5 seconds.
Disengaging the HQ - Indirect Rein
- One rein (little finger to belly button)
- slide tombone 1/2 way asking for lateral flexion i.e. right hand
- then slowly lift rein to my belly button, my fingernails turned upward
- Turn my body in that direction and look at horse's tail
- Other hand on poeem
- gentle push back of z3 with right leg
- release at slightest try as horse gives hindquarter disengage. Build to several steps
Impulsion
- Go: smile, squeeze (bounce??), smooch, spank
- Focus ahead and stretch rein forward
- smile w/all four cheeks
- smooch is one cluck only
- riding is not just sitting need appropriate engergy
- 4 phases to slow: energy down, lift rein, hold rein bend to stop
Passenger Lessons
Direct Rein
- moves front end straight elbow
- hold rein in crook of thumb and let rein slide out as move to diagonal
- use eyes nad beyy button to fus
- as soon as horse starts to follow the feel and turn, relax the rein but keep walking forward
- don't use direct rein unless horse is moving
- phases eyes, leg, bellybutton reins
Indirect Rein
- Controls hq
- front halt pick up indirect rein and move HQ 180 degrees
- Ask horse to walk forward and then apply indirect rein just enough to get change of direction, then release and continue
- alternate direct and indirect: direct 90 degrees and keep walking foward casual rein, then use indirect to get 360 degree turn. Focus on new direct and repeat Do on both sides
Focus
- Casual rein--on the buckle
- pick focal point to ride to use phases as appropr focus w/all eyes.
- don't look at horse--maintain focus
- relax and stop stay for 30 second
- then use indirect rein to rurn and again stop and relax
- repeat. do at short distances then longer then trot
- goal not have to touch reins
Follow the rail
- casual rein
- use free hand to bring back to rail then drop rein instantly
- trust her to make the mistake then correct rather than micromanage
- one correction per lap
- then trot or canter
Carrot stick riding
- basics--how to start
9 Step Back Up
Sideways
- body position, leg, rein
Controlled catastrophe
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