Tuesday with Alie

Alie McGraw, June 12, 2012, with Keystone

For me

·       Practice riding with short reins

·       On the rail, close my eyes and practice following horse’s movement with my elbows, walk and trot

·       Study footfalls at the walk 1234 ??leg on ct 2 for opposite side?? i.e.2 is left front add my right leg to cue right hind???

Suppling for Keystone

·       Triangle for vertical bending

·       On the rail bend side to side for lateral flexion

Asking for flexion

·       Contact is impulsion, outside rein, then ask with inside rein

·       For contact—hold more, ring finger on inside of bend

·       Figure 8 trot with bends/change diagonal in the middle