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Barbara F


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Date: Apr 30, 2011
My Challenge During Tempi Changes
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Hi All,

With Belinda in Europe for six weeks, I'm happy to be able to get help from lots of people here!

Here is my current challenge:

My horse is green in the tempi changes in that he doesn't have a lot of experience with them, however, he finds them  - and changes in general- very easy.

He has lovely straight changes with lots of jump. Think 8's for the changes, and Belinda wants me to always keep that jump.

When I do the "4's" I am able to do two and then my horse gets excited and wants to flatten and take over, just changing willy-nilly. I can keep that beautiful jumping forward, light canter for only those two changes and then I have to make a correction. But WHAT correction? I don't want to do bitsy changes in order to keep control, so how do I keep those lovely big jumping light changes on that line?

As background, he does a lovely counter canter, I have done one change on the diagonal or up the wall, no changes,waited and done multiple changes only when he was perfectly set up and not on the count, etc. but now I'm at the point where I do have to do that line of several "4's" in a row.

One thought does occur to me. When I ask for a change, I give with the new inside rein (not slacken, but lighten) to allow the horse to jump through. Belinda does a squeeze with the old outside rein. Similar, but not exactly the same. Perhaps when I give with the inside rein, I am giving up my seat and I should try to squeeze with the old outside rein as a tidier way of doing the same thing.

Ideas?

 

 



-- Edited by Barbara F on Saturday 30th of April 2011 08:02:22 PM

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MagsNMe


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I wish I had experience in the tempi's, however, I know some people will tell you to tone down the canter a smidge to solidify the changes, then you can add the expression.

But, can ya call Belinda? Text? email?

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When I do the "4's" I am able to do two and then my horse gets excited and wants to flatten and take over, just changing willy-nilly.

This is a rider problem. You will have to hold him and keep him contained through the excitement with a squeeze of the outside rein .Keep asking. Don't ask for less. Ask for more. Think of medium for the changes to keep the jump

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Might it help to ask for only two changes at a time for now until he gets over the excitement? Then add a third change, stay with that till he settles, then add another. Lots of horses react to changes with excitement.

I agree with Queenrider that the canter needs to be big and bold to keep the jump.

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