What do you do the most of with your horse? Flatwork, jumping, lunging or hacking? What would you do in a typical one of each of these sessions?
ok, so mostly i do flatwork with her.
typical sessions:
flat: warm up long and low, in the trot i'll rise for two strides and sit for one to let her back open up. play with the striding try and get a bigger more swingy stride and then ask to collect up etc. then bending to encourage her to supple up (still l&l) the more work i do, gradually take up the contact to get her working more uphill and forward :) will do bits of lateral work as well
jumping: usually only jump in lessons now, so it's either gridwork or just attempting to get gruff to jump a water tray or something
typical sessions:
flat: warm up long and low, in the trot i'll rise for two strides and sit for one to let her back open up. play with the striding try and get a bigger more swingy stride and then ask to collect up etc. then bending to encourage her to supple up (still l&l) the more work i do, gradually take up the contact to get her working more uphill and forward :) will do bits of lateral work as well
jumping: usually only jump in lessons now, so it's either gridwork or just attempting to get gruff to jump a water tray or something