~Lisa's Corner~

Lisa's Blog post # 52

At least we ended on a good note! Because last month’s canter sessions over little fences had gone so well I thought we’d be able to pick up where we left off… A few weeks of either not riding at all or riding but not jumping had gone

Educational Discussions

Video Discussion # 22: Jumper round with rail down.

Lesley's Corner

Show CLEAR Transitions in the Dressage Ring

I very often see riders losing unnecessary marks in the Dressage ring, just because they are not thinking about making sure their transitions are CLEAR. What do I mean by clear? Find out here!

Questions

Question # 65: I read an article that said to ask for bend our inside hip should be forward, which encourages the horses inside hip to go forward, and causes the riders weight on his inside seatbone to increase. Is this correct? (Lisa)

Questions

Question # 64: I tend to have "chicken wing" elbows when I jump. How do I fix this problem? Tie my elbows together with a bungee cord?? (Briana)

Educational Discussions

Video Discussion # 21: Jumping with placing poles

Educational Discussions

Quiz # 5: Rule quiz!

Questions

Question # 63: Do you have a remedy for the horse who sometimes jumps a jump and then does about one canter stride and stops, props and bucks? (Vita)

Lesley's Corner

Field Dressage

~Lisa's Corner~

Lisa's Blog post # 51

Lesley schooled Cotton for me yesterday.  I felt like I was sitting in the principal’s office with my child who had just been caught misbehaving. At least every other time around the circle she disciplined him for some thing he did that was unacceptable.  His rap sheet included leaning

Lesley's Corner

Leg Yielding

Educational Discussions

Quiz # 4: Rule quiz!