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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
