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Post by margalitssecret on Jan 14, 2015 21:43:42 GMT
Anyone got any tips for lateral work? Exercises to make it more interesting for my 5 year old who thinks he knows it all?
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dis
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Post by dis on Jan 14, 2015 21:47:37 GMT
What kind of tips?what problems are you having?
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Post by gillwales on Jan 14, 2015 21:55:42 GMT
Variety,
it is the best way to keep him responsive.
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Post by flee on Jan 19, 2015 20:02:33 GMT
Spirals - so from a 20m circle gradually spiral down to a 10m circle and then spiral out again . Once you can do this in a rhythmic way with correct bend begin to introduce variety . So , for example , from 20m spiral in and then leg yield out ,leg yield in and spiral out , leg yield in and leg yield out , leg yield in and shoulder in back out , shoulder in inwards and spiral out ,travers in etc etc . The permutations are endless .
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Post by barbiegirl on Jan 19, 2015 20:09:07 GMT
I don't have a school so have been forced to hack for the last two months as the fields are too wet or frozen to ride in, so I practice lateral work with my 5 year old out hacking. We have some wide paths and I have a quarter of a mile drive from farm entrance to the stables so I practice it in those places.
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sarahp
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Post by sarahp on Jan 20, 2015 8:17:05 GMT
Best way to teach leg yield in the first place is from side to side of wide paths out hacking, much easier than in a school! It does restrict the ability to do circles though unless you have some more open areas - round here there are lots of commons and sometimes you can find a crossroads of paths with a bigger open bit with more scope. On straight paths I'd add in lots of transitions too, not just between paces but within them, slowing down and speeding up, and also periods when I'd ask pony to concentrate and work alternated with periods on a long rein enjoying life. I never tried it on a path, but wonder if one exercise I did in a school could work? Trot leg yield from quarter line to outside track and when you hit it canter - good for rider as you have to switch aids very clearly to get the strike off on the inside leg. Mind you, daughter's C was bought back having been taught to strike off on the leg asked for on a straight line and as a result had no concept of leading with the inside leg on a bend, he was very happy doing counter canter instead!
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