Good Exercises for Greenies/basics
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:04 pm
I've been feeling a bit uninspired lately, so I was hoping to get some ideas for exercises that are good for green horses and that can be done in the arena (all the wet and cold has restricted my riding to the covered arena for the time being).
I'm open and eager for all and any exercises that you've enjoyed/found useful and that go beyond the obvious. But in particular, I would love exercises that help improve suppleness and back/hindquarter strength.
ETA: in this case green means the horse can w-t-c and do bends the size of a 20 meter circle in the canter (smaller in the trot). But still have inconsistencies in tempo and contact. In other words, a horse that is schooling all of TL, but not quite yet ready to show TL. And not yet schooling first level.
I'm open and eager for all and any exercises that you've enjoyed/found useful and that go beyond the obvious. But in particular, I would love exercises that help improve suppleness and back/hindquarter strength.
ETA: in this case green means the horse can w-t-c and do bends the size of a 20 meter circle in the canter (smaller in the trot). But still have inconsistencies in tempo and contact. In other words, a horse that is schooling all of TL, but not quite yet ready to show TL. And not yet schooling first level.