Held
in an open round pen with horses nearby in pastures, grazing, racing around.
Entire lesson was 30 minutes.
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HollowAt first,
most fresh horses will start out with some degree of poor form such as a high
head, hollow back, too much knee and hock action, not very much length of stride,
hindquarters not engaged. A horse needs to warm up before
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Racing If asked
to move out before they are thoroughly warmed up, they will race very fast. In
this case, a horse turned out in an adjacent pasture galloped the whole length
of the pasture which set Sherlock off. It is good to expose
a horse to things happening around him while he is being trained so you can work
through them. |
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Pitch a Wave Pitching
a wave with the longe line will often slow down the action and get a horse more
organized. Here you can see that Sherlock has balanced himself
and is tracking up well underneath himself. This is good.
I nipped it in the bud. |
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BetterAfter
I reverse him and ask him to canter, you can see that he is starting to use his
body in a more organized fashion. That's because he is warmed
up mentally and physically and is learning how to carry himself in a more collected
frame. |
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