Centered Riding Lesson with Merrigan Burton - part 2

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I had a fantastic lesson with an instructor who truely understood my horse (ex trotter that I am retraining) Because he doesnt look "the business", we dont get many inspiring lessons. As you can see from the videos, he leeps into trot and he has to learn to go MORE on the forehand in the trot transition and not hoik himself into trot. I was told to imagine the trot coming from behind along his back to his ears then down and round again (the opposite of what most would say). You can see that we swing from old way to new way, but this is a great example of thinking outside the box and not treating every horse in the same way. Please bear in mind that this is the first lesson on this so a new pattern of behaviour has to be developed for this to become the normal way for us.
Also learning the timing of the aids for canter again a new on for me - isnt it wonderful to learn the classical school even if you dont have a typically classically looking horse ;) This is for every horse and any level.
Enjoy!

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• horse riding
• centered riding
• Merrigan Burton
• Dressage