This months exercise incorporates oxers and raised canter poles into a figure of 8. While it sounds relatively simple, certain aspects present their own challenges for different horses.
Tag: Jumping
August Monthly Exercise #4 – Achieving a Rhythm
Well its our final August Monthly exercise and I have to say, I’m kind of sad to see this month end. To finish off, we decided again to ask our followers what they wanted to see and once again jumping won out (I’m starting to see a trend here). So the exercise we went with is a fun one that can, as usual, be ridden just on the flat.
August Monthly Exercise #1 – Working on Tight Turns
We've been doing quite a good bit of jumping recently, with both of us moving up in the heights, so it was great to do an exercise that made us focus on the more technical side of jumping for a change. This was a great exercise to get us working on tightening up those turns after a fence.
April Monthly Exercise – The Grid of Choice
Looking for a challenge? Well this month's exercise guarantees one!
How To Keep Your Horse From Lifting His Head Up After He Jumps
be patient! One last thing, don't worry about knocking of fences, it's a relaxed rhythm into the fence and the result of them keeping that head down afterwards being the main things to look out for.
February Monthly Exercise – 6 Things to Work on Using 6 Poles
Have you ever found yourself short on poles? Well for this exercise, all you need is six poles and you can get straight to work.
Coco’s First Attempt at Cross Country
While I’ve always loved cross-country, it’s definitely something I’m not rushing to get Coco schooled in. As she’s such a spooky mare, she doesn’t really deal very well in open spaces so big fields with large solid fences aren’t really going to go down too well!
