Why Ride Shoulder-in?
• It will improve the horse’s suppleness; when performed on both reins, it will even out one-sidedness. • It will improve the horse’s balance, as he will have to bring his inside hind leg correctly underneath him in order to balance himself. • It will improve the horse’s consistency in the contact and enable him to be more ‘on-the-bit’. • It will teach the horse to bend around your inside leg and move laterally through his body.How to Ride Shoulder-in Start in walk, so that the horse has time to understand the exercise and is less likely to fall onto his forehand and rush. Once he has got to grips with the movement on each rein in walk, you should move on to trot, as this is where you will feel the most benefit. Start on your horse’s easier rein. All horses are stiffer on one rein than the other, so try not to make it harder for yourself! document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Ride a 10 metre circle in walk
• It will improve the horse’s suppleness; when performed on both reins, it will even out one-sidedness. • It will improve the horse’s balance, as he will have to bring his inside hind leg correctly underneath him in order to balance himself. • It will improve the horse’s consistency in the contact and enable him to be more ‘on-the-bit’. • It will teach the horse to bend around your inside leg and move laterally through his body.How to Ride Shoulder-in Start in walk, so that the horse has time to understand the exercise and is less likely to fall onto his forehand and rush. Once he has got to grips with the movement on each rein in walk, you should move on to trot, as this is where you will feel the most benefit. Start on your horse’s easier rein. All horses are stiffer on one rein than the other, so try not to make it harder for yourself! document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_1’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_1_hidden’).innerHTML; Ride a 10 metre circle in walk
