FDT Tips: Half Seat part 2-pole exercise (Jumpers, hunters, Eventing)

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Working a simple but excellent exercise for you and your horse. For the rider, you develop balance, rhythm, flat work, and your eye. For the Horse, It teaches your horse to find the rhythm and balance and distances naturally over an obstacle that wont take their confidence away if there are mistakes. It helps build a bond and partnership between you and your horse for jumping. http://fdhorsetraining.com

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Pets & Animals

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• Farah DeJohnette training
• integrative
• horsemanship
• hunters
• jumpers
• natural
• eventing
• equitation
• half
• seat
• two
• point
• position
• riding

[milo948]

my standy likes to rush jumps and my TB likes to think he is a giraffe while i'm jumping him so i will try this exercise with both of them :) could i do this in a round yard or does it have to be in an arena?

[FDHorsetraining]

@milo948 You could do this in a round pen that is big enough at least at the trot. Change directions frequently. It may be difficult at the canter with a larger horse in a smaller pen. It could be done in a flat field with good footing as well if you are comfortable riding there. : )

[SugarAndSpiceLover]

Okay this is just what I needed! When you're in trot in the halt seat, are you suppose to be posting? I'm just a little bit confused with that because sometimes it looked like you were posting and other times it didn't

[FDHorsetraining]

@SugarAndSpiceLover Hi! Glad this video helped! I am not posting but the natural bounce of the horses trot is moving that way. So it may look like that especially when the horse makes a bigger step.

[DesireeDM1]

I recently adopted a 12 yr old TB who up until 2 yes ago was in the adult hunter circuit. He and I both need work on balance. I have always struggles with correct leg position. Both video 1 and part 2 are just what I need! Thank you :)

[FDHorsetraining]

@DesireeDM1 Glad they helped! Thanks for your comment! : )



[milo948]

@FDHorsetraining ok i dont think it's quiet big enough to canter my TB but i can canter my standy in the round yard, we don't really have flat paddocks, but i can use the arena for my TB :)

[snapperpappers]

@Msmusicca A two- point differs from a three-point in the points of contact. Two-point is just your two legs (one on each side). You usually don't hear of three-point because the only form is a full seat, contact with two legs and your butt. So a two-point can be anything from a shallow half-seat to a jockeys racing stance. The specific form in this video is relating to the two point hunter/jumper riders normal use called the half seat. You're right, but so is she.

[FDHorsetraining]

@Msmusicca Many people refer to it in different ways. There are several terms for jumping position depending or where you are from and what school you were taught. 

[FDHorsetraining]

@maybhicks9596 Hi! You can try ride with a shorter stirrup. But I don't know if they are already short. Also if your saddle is not balanced and fitting you and your horse well, you will have difficulty. Pretend you are standing on the ground squatting but your stirrups are the ground. Hope this helps! :)