This is very revealing on if you have the needed strength to ride! Try these and report back how you did! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1bew4UsKBm/

Four lungeline fun today.

@Kaitlin Tucker has been helping The Balanced Rider to create a program just for our members to develop your seat, improve hip flexibility and core strength out of the saddle! Stay tuned for launch date of this video follow along that you can add to your training routine!

For the rider this means developing refined aides through half halt and through subtle communication. Why this is important - Learning to use half halts to rebalance and control movement is important when riding several movements in a row. Helps you to ride between the movements fluidly. Being able to collect the horse is key for moving more of the horse's weight to the hind legs and lighten the forehand and prepares the horse for movements such as canter pirouettes, piaffe and jumping. Collection also improves balance and makes the horse less prone to injuries. What exercises have you done to help you use your aides more clearly? Do you utilize the half halt? If so, when do you use it and how does it help the horse?

Yesterday during my lesson, we practiced the teardrop/bowtie exercise, it was something new and before i got on i was a little confused trying to visualize the pattern but once i got on it clicked and i understood. Heres my little diagram of the exercise, just pretend like the loops are the same size 😂 @Lucas Rodriguez & @Kaitlin Tucker how did you guys do on the exercise? ☀️