You and your horse have a reasonable level of fitness and are working on more difficult figures, beginning to incorporate lateral work into your regime.
You might be training or competing at the Novice level in dressage or 3-2 HRCAV, with a focus on contact and balance.
So, where to from here?
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The Foundation Challenge Training Program
The Foundation Training Challenge Lesson Plan will help you improve your knowledge of more difficult arena shapes and figures, particularly by introducing lateral work to enhance your horse's suppleness.
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Performing the prescribed exercises each week will help you improve:
The suppleness and strength of both you and your horse
Your knowledge of the first lateral exercises ā€“ shoulder fore, shoulder in, turn on the hindquarters, rein back, and counter canter
Your horseā€™s responsiveness to your lateral aids
Introducing and establishing consistent and elastic contact with your horse's mouth, impacting your horse's shape and way of going
More precise control of your horse's stride length, as well as shoulder and hindquarter position
Strength and musculature for your horse, particularly over the topline, along with some improvement in core strength
Grab a 7-day free trial to see what a strategically planned week of training can do for your riding!
