![]() ![]() But remember too much collection at an early age can be detrimental to a young horse both mentally and physically! I like to think of collection as gathering energy, rather than slowing down the stride. The key to continuing to have a three-beat canter, is continued impulsion. ![]() Again, they are learning where to put their feet to make the shorter stride happen, you aren’t teaching them.įinally placing two poles 8’ apart in various parts of the arena will help the horse learn how to shorten the stride without losing impulsion. This teaches them to lighten the forehand. I always ask for a few straight strides of collection, followed by a spiral of three circles, gradually getting smaller, using outside leg, then galloping forward again.Īnother exercise would be to do some rollback turns into the rail, first at the trot, then at the canter. Horses hate to be off balance, so some small circles, followed by immediately going forward again, followed by small circles, are very helpful, as your horse will be thinking to go forward and stay energetic in the small circle. It is very important to not try to teach a young horse about collection before their stifles are strong, and they understand go forward and stay in front of leg! The best way is to LET THEM LEARN instead of trying to TEACH them by forcing collection on them at an early age.Ĭircles are the #1 most useful exercise in allowing a horse to learn how to collect their stride by engaging their hindquarters. ![]()
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