Lesley's Corner
Lesley's Corner
Lesley is a "graduate" of Jimmy Wofford's training program, and has competed to the Advanced 4 star level in 3 day Eventing on a horse she bought off the track as a 3 year old. She has also trained through the Prix St Georges level in Dressage, and was an Equine Vet Tech at the prestigious Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY. A series of educational articles written by Lesley. If you have any requests for topics, please send them to: admin@myvirtualeventingcoach.com
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Do You Have Trouble Keeping Your Feet Forward When Jumping?
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One Thing at a Time!
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Counter Bend is Your Friend!
Counter bend & counter flexion are both very useful tools to increase your horse's straightness, suppleness, and balance. They also allow you to *test* those qualities in your horse. Learn all about this here!
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The Use of Spurs
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An Exercise to Show You How to Control Your Strong Horse Without Pulling
Riders instinctively pull back on the reins when their horse becomes strong or heavy. Instead of fixing the problem, pulling back invites the horse into a game of "tug of war." Here's an exercise you can do on the ground, that will show you how to control your strong horse far more effectively!
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Abort the Transition!
So often I see riders doing a transition as if their only goal is to get from one gait to the next. But to really benefit from performing each transition, you must focus on the many other details that make for a quality transition. Learn how to improve your transitions here!
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Dressage With the Croup High Horse
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Walking Jumps
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Are You Making This Very Common Mistake in the Shoulder In?
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An Exercise to Teach You to Wait For Your Horse to Jump
The single most common bad habit a jumping rider can have is that of jumping ahead of their horse! Sometimes it is so subtle that you are not even aware that you are moving while your horse is trying to lift his front end for take off. And even when it is subtle - it greatly affects the horse!
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