Dressage Between the Jumps by Jane Savoie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Paul O’Shea Introduction

What You’ll Find Ahead The Starting Point Anne Kursinski on Flatwork Yes…It’s the Training Scale

Part One—“Whoa” and “Go”

Chapter 1: “Whoa”

Teaching “Whoa”

The Outside Rein The Process The Correction The Retest

Lynn Palm and Cyril Pittion-Rossillon on Flatwork Putting It All Together on the Flat

Practicing “Whoa” Lengthen and Shorten on a Large Circle Leg-Yield on the Diagonal

Putting It All Together Between the Jumps

The Approach The Getaway Trot-to-Halt with a Pole

Chapter 2—“Go”

Responsibility for Energy

Test to See if Your Horse Goes on His Own Explain the New Energy Rules

Reactivity to Light Driving Aids

The Driving Aids

Carrie Wehle on the Importance of “Go” Put the Horse in Front of the Driving Aids

The Process Transitions from Halt to Walk or Walk to Trot Transitions within the Gait Transitions to the Canter Activity from the Inside Leg, Driving Seat, and Voice Mix-and-Match Driving Aids in Warm-Up

Jane Hamlin on Lengthening and Shortening Strides Overreactive to the Leg Aids

Help Your Horse Accept Your Legs

Maria Costa on Overreactivity to the Leg Putting It All Together on the Flat

“Whoa” and “Go” on a Straight Line

Putting It All Together Between the Jumps

“Whoa” and “Go” over Ground Poles and Fences Mix-and-Match Driving Aids over a Course

Clicker Training

Part Two—Rhythm

Chapter 3—The Quality of the Gaits

Improve the Quality of the Walk

Feel the Rhythm in the Walk Fixing a Lateral Walk or Pace

Improve the Quality of the Trot Improve the Quality of the Canter

Part Three—Suppleness

Chapter 4—Suppling the Poll

Flexion and Counter-Flexion

The Rein Aids Dealing with Resistance

Proof of a Supple Poll Putting It All Together Between the Jumps

Suppling the Poll Between Fences

Chapter 5—Suppling the Neck and Body

Active and Passive Aids

Active Aids for Suppling to the Left Passive Aids for Suppling to the Left

Neck Suppling Evasions

Timing: When and How Long to Supple

Testing Neck and Body Suppleness

Evaluate the Weight in Your Hands Watch for the Lowering of the Neck The Horse Should Stay on the Line of Travel

Putting It All Together on the Flat

Supple to Both Sides Suppling During Lateral Work Suppling Before and After Flying Changes

Putting It All Together Between the Jumps

Increase Suppleness of the Neck and Body Over Fences

Chapter 6—Suppling the Shoulders

Leg-Yielding to Supple the Shoulders

Troubleshoot with the Opening Rein

Use Counter-Flexion to Straighten Your Horse Putting It All Together on the Flat

Suppling the Shoulders with “The Box” Move the Shoulders Left and Right Move the Shoulders to the Left Every Few Strides on a Circle Shoulder-In (or Shoulder-Fore) and Shoulder-Out Shoulder-Fore and Shoulder-In Through Transitions Shoulder-In to and from the Halt

Putting It All Together Between the Jumps

Approach and Getaway

Drifting to One Side

The Staircase The Staircase Between the Jumps

The Wiggly Horse

Second Track Work for the Wiggly Horse

Part Four—Contact and Connection

Chapter 7—Contact

The Qualities of a Good Contact

Firm Consistent Elastic Symmetrical One Bearing on the Rein Straight Line Contact

How to Connect Your Horse

What Does Connection Look Like?

Kelli McMullen Temple on the Importance of Connection

What Does Connection Feel Like? Prerequisites for Connecting Aids Benefits of Connection

Using the Connecting Aids

The Process Your Horse’s Soft Side Combine Your Voice with the Connecting Aids

Keeping Your Horse Even in the Reins Common Connection Problems and Tweaking the Connecting Aids

Too Much Focus on the Inside Rein Loops in the Reins (No Contact) “Rolls Over” The Bit Falls on the Inside Shoulder or Loses the Bend Slows Down Rushes Shortens Neck Gets Crooked

Adjust the Connecting Aids

Increasing Connecting Aids Shorter Connecting Aids Ride from Back to Front

Tests of Connection

Chewing the Reins Out of Your Hands Überstreichen

Chapter 8—Exercises for Connection

Putting It All Together on the Flat

Lengthening on the Circle Maintaining the Lengthening Accelerate onto a Small Circle Leg-Yield Stepping Through the Outside Rein

Putting It All Together Between the Jumps

Build Energy with Continuous Connecting Aids Connecting Aids Between the Jumps Connect Your Horse into Either Rein Chewing the Reins Out of Your Hands (Again)

Part Five—Straightness

Chapter 9—Solving Crookedness

Make Your Horse Straight Every Day Different Examples of Crookedness Stiff and Hollow Sides

Identify the Weaker Hind Leg

Cara Dayton on Treating the Cause

Leg-Yield Transitions from Lateral Movement to Lateral Movement Transitions from Gait to Gait Straighten the Hindquarters Bend the Stiff Side and Straighten the Hollow Side Advanced Lateral Exercises

Strengthen the Weaker Hind Leg Between the Jumps

Leg-Yield to and from the Jump Shoulder-Fore to and from the Jump Haunches-In to and from the Jump

Correcting Rider-Created Crookedness

Hip Shift to the Left Sit Straight and Square

Part Six—Collection

Chapter 10—What Is Collection?

What Does Collection Look Like?

Frequent Transitions Skipping a Gait Walk or Rein-Back to Canter

Debbie Dean-Smith on Schoolmasters Half-Halts

Timing Überstreichen (Again)

Nancy Bliss Byrd on Soft Contact

Half-Halts Between the Jumps

Shoulder-Fore for Collection

Shoulder-Fore Between the Jumps

Chapter 11—Pirouettes and Half-Steps

Teach the Canter Pirouette

The Process Collect the Canter Quarter Pirouettes Working Pirouettes Half Pirouettes Walk Pirouettes to Canter Pirouettes Quarter and Half Pirouettes Between Jumps

Paul O’Shea on Half Pirouettes Half-Steps

Teach Half-Steps from the Trot Teach Half-Steps from the Walk Use a Ground Person to Help with Half-Steps Half-Steps Between the Jumps

Part Seven—Flying Changes

Chapter 12—The Importance of Clean Flying Changes

The Timing and Aids for a Flying Change Claire Bangert on Flying Changes Introducing Changes Problem-Solving During Flying Changes

Rushing Off Disunited Canter Stays on the Same Lead Tense or Anxious Late to Answer the Aid Late Behind Lack of Engagement of the New Outside Hind Leg Late in Front Crooked Changes Drifts Sideways

Flying Changes Between the Jumps

Clean Changes After Jumps Supple for Relaxation Leg-Yield to Flying Change Collect After Flying Changes

Flying Change, Collect, Turn

Final Thoughts Index

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