Improving Accuracy When Schooling Your Horse

When wanting to concentrate on lateral work withtool for you, in order for you to know when to ask the
your horse and positively progress together, the horseaid to get the result you want. This will help with
will need to become accurate to your aids as soon asaccuracy when performing accurate transitions to
they are given. Accuracy when riding transitions comeschooling markers.
from having a horse obedient to your leg, seat andAnother area of accuracy is learning to ride the
hands. Leg aids need to be given clearly and concisely,required movements correctly. Visualising them or
if the horses is sluggish off your leg, come back fromdrawing them out so you have a clear image in your
the transition and repeat it until the horse answershead of the line you want to follow when on the horse
more promptly. Without this repetition the horse will notis a good tool. Picturing the movements of a circle for
learn and you will have nothing to reinforce. Withoutexample; a 10meter circle in a school will fit into a
riding for an improvement you are telling your horsequarter of the arena touching the sides and middle
that sluggishness off your aids and laziness islines, will give you targets to ride for. Whatever shape
acceptable. This is a very rewarding and effectiveor movement you need to ride is more likely to be the
method of training together as the horse has no othercorrect size and shape if you can visualise where the
way of knowing how to perform the task you wanthorses feet need to travel.
unless you explain and teach him.When learning a dressage test, scale drawings of
As you and your horse develop your schoolingeach movement can act as a fantastic way to
techniques together you will learn how long your horsevisualise, perform and learn the test.
needs to prepare for transitions, this is a very useful