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The Endo-aids are the most amazingly effective tool I have ever seen. Absolutely every horse, every breed, every age, every discipline of horse in the clinic welcomed it eagerly... Every solution to every problem became simple even for a novice to do. What I saw JP accomplish in 3 days with a beginner rider and her 30 year old Appaloosa was incredible.
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| Piaffe | |||
| The Piaffe Puzzle | In my experience, horses of different breeds and varying conformation produce different styles of piaffe and... | ||
| Are You Ready For Piaffe? | Teaching the piaffe in it's proper time requires the skillful mastery of basics. However, when you feel that you are ready, here are a few exercises you might find useful in the beginning stages... | ||
| Lateral Work | |||
| Q & A - About a video on half pass and shoulder-in and bending | Q: I was watching a riding film the other day and the instructor was having the riders sit on the inside (weight to the inside stirrup) for bends. I get confused about the differing opinions on what to do, and wondered if you could clarify any more... | ||
| More Q & A on half pass and shoulder-in | J.P. I have a question, if you don't mind. I watched the videos on the half-pass. I've been reading and studying various books and I'm a little confused as to where the weight should be... | ||
| Q & A Time - Half Pass | I understand what you are saying about the horse's spine and bend, I have felt how a horse has to lift up the inside of its body to step over and across while using the back correctly. In some of my reading I read what seems to be contradictory concepts... | ||
| Trot | |||
| Q & A: Extended Trot | Q: What is the correct head and neck position as my horse moves into an extended trot? We're moving out of the green horse phase. | ||
| Transitions | |||
| Canter-Trot Transitions | "Clean canter-trot and trot-canter transitions are essential gymnastic exercises at any stage of horse training. They are one of the simplest ways available to improve the relaxation and looseness of the gaits... | ||
| The Shaukel - An Advanced Lesson In The Rein Back | Shaukel is definitely an advance lesson of the rein back. In its older form, horses were asked to balance on a diagonal while bringing the other forward and backward on request. | ||