Here are some great ways to ask your horse for a lope or
canter , and to pick up the correct
lead.
Hips-In. This is a good preparatory exercise for teaching
flying lead changes. Begin by trotting a figure 8. Push the horse’s hips into
the circle. Switch leads on the straight, center portion of the figure 8.
Advance to the lope, using hips-in to pick up the correct lead.
Reverse Arc. Trot a circle and alternate between the reverse-arc
circle and a nose-in (normal) circle. Do the reverse arc in a figure 8. Each
time you reach the straightaway, release the reverse arc. As you release, your
horse will be ready to pick up the opposite lead.
Backing Up. Back
your horse on an angle. If your are backing with the left rein , ask for a lope on the left
lead.
Diagonal. Trot a straight line and do a diagonal to the right.
If you push the left shoulder to the right, pick up the left lead. Lope a few
strides and break down into a diagonal to the left at a trot by moving the right
shoulder before picking up the right lead.
On the Rail. In this
exercise, use the rail as a guide. When you apply counter pressure (toward the
rail), ask for the lead away fr om the rail. It’s important to maintain your leg
pressure until the horse picks up the lead on both the hindquarter and front
end.
Lead Departures. Whatever method you choose to pick up the
correct lead, your horse must have a soft nose and be moving in a collected
frame. Here are four examples of lead departures:
1. Fr om a diagonal to the
right , pick up the left lead as the horse slows
down and you elevate his shoulders. Break down to an extended trot then repeat
by doing the other diagonal and opposite lead departure.
2. Ask for
hips-in to the left, then pick up the left lead and lope a circle. Stop, ask for
hips-in to the right and pick up the right lead. Lope a circle, stop and
repeat.
3. The rollback is perhaps the easiest way to get your horse
to pick up the correct lead. Lope a straight line and lift the front end as you
stop. Back up a few steps, then rollback and lope off. When doing a rollback to
the right , pick up the right lead; conversely when
doing a rollback to the left, pick up the left lead. If your horse doesn’t pick
up the correct lead, stop and back up, then try again. It’s important to lift
the horse’s shoulders throughout the stop and rollback to lighten his front
end.
4. Sidepass away fr om the desired lead, ask the for the lead and
lope. After a few strides , stop and sidepass to the other side and
ask for the opposite lead. If the horse picks up the incorrect lead, stop
immediately, sidepass and ask again.
Company – LL Inc and the
Lyons Legacy School of Horsemanship offer a wide variety of equine educational
materials, including a series of horse training and riding courses,
manuals , and videos for online and on-the-ground learning.
Contact – Ian Kirkham, LL Inc., ian.kirkham@gmail. A biologist with
a PhD in animal behaviour, and a writer for much of his career, Ian now focuses
on one of his lifelong passions – horses. He’s owned and trained horses in
Canada , US, Zimbabwe and Costa Rica. Ian divides
his time between training horses and creating educational products for horse
lovers. Hockey game basically refers to a group of games wh ere the players of
two opposing teams try to make a puck get into the goal of the opponent by
maneuvering it by the use of a hockey stick. There are two main types of hockey
commonly played. These include the field hockey and ice hockey. Both of them are
generally referred to as hockey in their popular countries. Other types of
hockey games include inline hockey, roller hockey, street hockey and sledge
hockey.
The word hockey is possibly derived from the word hooked, middle
French word which means a shepherd’s stave. It possibly took that name from the
nature of the hockey sticks used to play the game. A popular hockey sport played
on ice is the ice hockey game. Ice hockey is played by skaters , who use wood ice hockey sticks to
hit a rubber puck and maneuver it towards the opponents net. The game is played
ice by six players of six teams each. There are usually three forwards in four
lines, threedefensemen pairs and two goalkeepers. The goalie stays at the goal
area while the remaining five members skate across the ice pushing the puck
towards the opponent’s goal. The aim of the goal defender is to prevent the puck
from getting into the net. The game is a full body contact match and hence
injury is inevitable. The players are supposed to wear protective clothing
during the game and are also advised to play ethically.
Ice hockey is
popular in naturally cold areas such as Europe and America wh ere there is a
reliable cover of ice.The game actually gets its name from the fact that it is
played on ice. Initially, this fast paced game was seasonal due to the seasonal
availability of ice. However, with improvements in technology, indoor ice rinks
make it possible to play ice hockey throughout the year and even in countries
wh ere ice is a problem.The earliest internal hockey arena is the Boston Mathew
arena which was built in 1910 A popular hockey league known as the national
hockey league is usually the highest level in which men's hockey championship
race in America. Women participate in the western woman's hockey league at the
highest ice hockey level in America. Professional hockey has been in existence
since the beginning of the 20th century. Canada was the first country to host
professional ice hockey by around 1902 and has seen the game growth
professionally since then.
Considering the most popular districts on the
territory of United States wh.
canter , and to pick up the correct
lead.
Hips-In. This is a good preparatory exercise for teaching
flying lead changes. Begin by trotting a figure 8. Push the horse’s hips into
the circle. Switch leads on the straight, center portion of the figure 8.
Advance to the lope, using hips-in to pick up the correct lead.
Reverse Arc. Trot a circle and alternate between the reverse-arc
circle and a nose-in (normal) circle. Do the reverse arc in a figure 8. Each
time you reach the straightaway, release the reverse arc. As you release, your
horse will be ready to pick up the opposite lead.
Backing Up. Back
your horse on an angle. If your are backing with the left rein , ask for a lope on the left
lead.
Diagonal. Trot a straight line and do a diagonal to the right.
If you push the left shoulder to the right, pick up the left lead. Lope a few
strides and break down into a diagonal to the left at a trot by moving the right
shoulder before picking up the right lead.
On the Rail. In this
exercise, use the rail as a guide. When you apply counter pressure (toward the
rail), ask for the lead away fr om the rail. It’s important to maintain your leg
pressure until the horse picks up the lead on both the hindquarter and front
end.
Lead Departures. Whatever method you choose to pick up the
correct lead, your horse must have a soft nose and be moving in a collected
frame. Here are four examples of lead departures:
1. Fr om a diagonal to the
right , pick up the left lead as the horse slows
down and you elevate his shoulders. Break down to an extended trot then repeat
by doing the other diagonal and opposite lead departure.
2. Ask for
hips-in to the left, then pick up the left lead and lope a circle. Stop, ask for
hips-in to the right and pick up the right lead. Lope a circle, stop and
repeat.
3. The rollback is perhaps the easiest way to get your horse
to pick up the correct lead. Lope a straight line and lift the front end as you
stop. Back up a few steps, then rollback and lope off. When doing a rollback to
the right , pick up the right lead; conversely when
doing a rollback to the left, pick up the left lead. If your horse doesn’t pick
up the correct lead, stop and back up, then try again. It’s important to lift
the horse’s shoulders throughout the stop and rollback to lighten his front
end.
4. Sidepass away fr om the desired lead, ask the for the lead and
lope. After a few strides , stop and sidepass to the other side and
ask for the opposite lead. If the horse picks up the incorrect lead, stop
immediately, sidepass and ask again.
Company – LL Inc and the
Lyons Legacy School of Horsemanship offer a wide variety of equine educational
materials, including a series of horse training and riding courses,
manuals , and videos for online and on-the-ground learning.
Contact – Ian Kirkham, LL Inc., ian.kirkham@gmail. A biologist with
a PhD in animal behaviour, and a writer for much of his career, Ian now focuses
on one of his lifelong passions – horses. He’s owned and trained horses in
Canada , US, Zimbabwe and Costa Rica. Ian divides
his time between training horses and creating educational products for horse
lovers. Hockey game basically refers to a group of games wh ere the players of
two opposing teams try to make a puck get into the goal of the opponent by
maneuvering it by the use of a hockey stick. There are two main types of hockey
commonly played. These include the field hockey and ice hockey. Both of them are
generally referred to as hockey in their popular countries. Other types of
hockey games include inline hockey, roller hockey, street hockey and sledge
hockey.
The word hockey is possibly derived from the word hooked, middle
French word which means a shepherd’s stave. It possibly took that name from the
nature of the hockey sticks used to play the game. A popular hockey sport played
on ice is the ice hockey game. Ice hockey is played by skaters , who use wood ice hockey sticks to
hit a rubber puck and maneuver it towards the opponents net. The game is played
ice by six players of six teams each. There are usually three forwards in four
lines, threedefensemen pairs and two goalkeepers. The goalie stays at the goal
area while the remaining five members skate across the ice pushing the puck
towards the opponent’s goal. The aim of the goal defender is to prevent the puck
from getting into the net. The game is a full body contact match and hence
injury is inevitable. The players are supposed to wear protective clothing
during the game and are also advised to play ethically.
Ice hockey is
popular in naturally cold areas such as Europe and America wh ere there is a
reliable cover of ice.The game actually gets its name from the fact that it is
played on ice. Initially, this fast paced game was seasonal due to the seasonal
availability of ice. However, with improvements in technology, indoor ice rinks
make it possible to play ice hockey throughout the year and even in countries
wh ere ice is a problem.The earliest internal hockey arena is the Boston Mathew
arena which was built in 1910 A popular hockey league known as the national
hockey league is usually the highest level in which men's hockey championship
race in America. Women participate in the western woman's hockey league at the
highest ice hockey level in America. Professional hockey has been in existence
since the beginning of the 20th century. Canada was the first country to host
professional ice hockey by around 1902 and has seen the game growth
professionally since then.
Considering the most popular districts on the
territory of United States wh.