Tag: Eliza Sydnor
Exercise Of The Day #15 – Hill Work
By Eliza Sydnor Romm
Hills are a great strengthening tool for both the horse’s mind and body. Going up hills strengthens the back and hindquarters....
Exercise Of The Day #14 – Using the Diamond for Canter...
By Eliza Sydnor
I learned this exercise from Steffen Peters. Riding a diamond from E or B up towards A or C, I collect the...
Exercise Of The Day #13 – Head to Wall Leg Yielding
By Eliza Sydnor
Head to Wall Leg Yield is a very helpful exercise for teaching your horse better coordination in crossing their hind legs. It...
Exercise Of The Day #12 – Free Jumping!
Today we shake it up with a little something different for your dressage horse. Free jumping is a little intimidating if you’ve never done...
Exercise Of The Day # 11- The Volume Dial
This is another way to think about transitions within the gaits. You should be able to “turn the dial” up or down in each...
Exercise Of The Day #10 – How to Switch the Dressage...
This exercise is really more of a skill, but I figured we could all use a reminder. If you ride with a dressage whip, you...
Exercise Of The Day #9- Spiral In, Leg Yield Out
This is a great, go-to exercise for many lower level horses. It encourages bend through the body as you spiral onto a smaller circle,...
Exercise Of The Day #8 – Travers to Renvers on a...
By Eliza Sydnor Romm
This is an excellent suppling and collecting exercise, one I learned from JJ Tate. Allow your horse to figure this out...
Exercise Of The Day #7 – Half-Pass to Renvers to Half-Pass
By Eliza Sydnor Romm
I learned this exercise from Scott Hassler. I’ve found it very helpful for horses who are still in the learning stages...
Exercise Of The Day #6- Suppling Exercises
By Eliza Sydnor Romm
This week my two working students, McKenna Barnes and Ciara Henson, demonstrate 5 common suppling exercises. These basic exercises help our...