Just last week, I noticed a rider literally dragging their horse from the stables towards the arena. The rider was about a meter in front of the horse's head. Her face was red with effort! And her horse was literally going nowhere slowly.

It occurred to me that so many riders make things really difficult for themselves by not having a few ground rules in place when it comes to their horse and their expectations.

And what better place to work on ground rules than on the ground? Beside your horse. Groundwork is an essential part of training your horse. It is where you can set expectations, create boundaries, explain 'rules', and develop partnerships.

Groundwork exercises also help you to refine your own skills as a rider. By simply having to figure out a slightly different way to 'say' something to your horse, you get to explore your own knowledge of the subject.

So, all of that being said, here are 3 groundwork exercises you can use this week when working with your horse...

Read More...

  A Step-by-Step Groundwork Exercise

If you are keen to find out how you can begin using the "Increasing Suppleness Through Flexion Groundwork Exercise" to develop and train your horse today. Get the free guided audio training to use before or after your ride, to really begin introducing and increasing your horse's flexion.  And you will also get a bonus audio horse riding lesson as well to use when in the saddle to ask put some of your work into practice while riding.

The"Increasing Suppleness Through Flexion Groundwork Exercise" to develop and train your horse is 100% free and you can get yours when you CLICK HERE https://stridesforsuccess.com/flex

 

Additional Links on Groundwork

• Groundwork for Riding 4 Week Program
• Groundwork for Horses and Rhythm in Training
• Groundwork; The Bookends in Your Riding
• 4 Ways to Work with Your Horse When Time is Short
• Why Enforcing Your Boundaries on the Ground Will Improve Your Riding
• Square Halt on the Ground
• Your Half Halt on the Ground with Your Horse

  Other Resources to Help Riders

• Join Connection today and transform your riding journey
• Improve Your Canter – 4-Week Program
• Online community for equestrians working on their mindset & Fitness
• Online Community for equestrians focusing on re-schooling horses (and ex-racehorse