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Lisa Hamilton

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22/06/09 13:54:14		 How do I get my horse softer in my hand and better on the aids?

User name:
Lisa Hamilton

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Lisa@ridewelltraining.com

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23/06/09 02:44:26		 Firstly you need to make sure your seat and legs and hands are able to be still and steady at all three paces. For to be able to do anything with a horse, one must be able to do nothing! Next one must understand the concept of pressure as regards horse training. A horse is trained to respond to pressure and is rewarded for his correct response with a cessation of pressure, for eg squeeze with leg, horse moves forward, we stop squeezing or tapping with leg. Likewise the hand can soften and give or hold the rein steadily ( note the rein is never pulled back in classical riding), if the horse pulls against the bit, it is held in a passively resistant way, then when the horse tries releasing the pressure by submission in his body, neck or jaw and the pressure is reduced and the horse's body is rewarded for his response. And so in these two very basic examples we can see how simply put training a horse is about pressure on, pressure off with reward....its very clear and consistent and the horse learns to trust an

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Lisa Hamilton

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23/06/09 03:12:16		 And so in these two very basic examples we can see how simply put training a horse is about pressure on, pressure off with reward....its very clear and consistent and the horse learns to trust and learn the aids of the rider and what is expected of him.

So how does this relate to getting a horse on the "aids" or on the bit as it was known in the past. Simply and easily we can ride a horse onto the aids by riding with a correct classical position and riding our horse energetically forward to the hand with legs that encourage forward responses from the horse, and the horse is rewarded for going forward and then additionally it is rewarded further for moving forward and stretching to the contact, by the rider clearly holding the reins gently but firmly, and if the horse leans or pulls it head upwards or downwards, maintaining the pressure until the horse begins to accept and willingly relax into the contact of the bridle, then releasing the pressure gradually as the horse tries to rearrange its body to find a

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lisa Hamilton

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23/06/09 03:13:08		 To be accepting of the aids the horse must learn to take the burden of the rider weight more over its hindquarter than it shoulders, it has to learn this, for it will naturally tend to try to carry the rider on its shoulders. We teach the horse primarily through the aids, half halts and transitions and circles and turns to be better at carrying the rider and carrying its own weight freely. When a horse is happily working carrying his rider proudly in balance, and moving energetically forward with well engaged hind legs we call the horse " on the aids" or "on the bit"
So what all this means, is that the rider can best get the horse on the aids by riding with a classical seat, forward to the contact, and then harmonizing with the horse as a reward. This then produces a responsive, well balanced horse that effectively carries its rider, and that can continue on a pathway to more advanced athletic development through further training.

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23/06/09 03:13:49


User name:
Lisa Hamilton

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Date:
23/06/09 03:24:10		 Heres an example of balance of another type!!



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