In this video, Rupert gives a first look at how to soften the horse’s mouth from the saddle, using gentle jaw flexions and micro-releases. You’ll see how he works quietly with the reins and, when needed, with a light touch at the bars to help the horse relax through the jaw and poll. We did...
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Counting down to collection – literally. In this simple but powerful exercise, we ride countdowns at walk and trot with a deliberate halt in between. You start by riding to a halt at the count of 10, then again at 8, then 6, and so on. Each round brings the horse more into balance, focus,...
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Finding Connection Without Trying So Hard Sometimes, the best way to find rhythm, suppleness, and connection with your horse is by not trying to work on them directly. In this video, I share a simple yet surprisingly effective exercise that helps both horse and rider discover those qualities naturally—just by walking a 20-meter circle marked...
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Cone exercise for rhythm, suppleness and connection Read More »
A great question recently came in from our WhatsApp community about the sitting trot and how much weight should be in the stirrups. Many riders find it easier to sit the trot without stirrups or even bareback, which raises the question—should we aim for a light foot in the stirrups or use them to support...
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Q&A: Finding the Right Technique for a Sitting Trot Read More »
Watch this first: Part 1 Trot and introduction: https://longridehome.com/ct7 Continuing from our previous tutorial on finding lightness in the trot, this video focuses on how to apply the same principles to the canter. Riding with a lighter seat is essential for balance, communication, and allowing your horse to move with freedom. In this session, I...
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Part 2: Canter – Developing a Lighter Seat in the Canter: Weight in the Stirrups Read More »
Watch this first: One of the most common questions riders ask is how to sit lighter in the saddle while maintaining balance and effectiveness. Whether you’re working on sitting the trot, riding a smoother canter, or improving your rising trot, understanding the role of weight in the stirrups can be a game-changer. In this tutorial,...
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Part 1: Trot – Finding Lightness in Your Seat: Weight in the Stirrups Read More »
In this tutorial, I dive into one of the most challenging concepts in riding: contact. It’s a skill that takes time, patience, and endless refinement to truly master. Contact is not just about the reins; it’s about the connection—delicate yet constant—between horse and rider. One of the reasons contact is so difficult to grasp is...
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Contact Explained – The Concept of Always Too Much and Never Enough Read More »
In this tutorial, we’re exploring the use of leg aids and how they can either help or hinder your horse, ultimately affecting lightness and harmony in your riding. I’m joined once again by Opal, a 6-year-old Spanish horse who occasionally comes to us for training. Opal is a quick learner who seems to enjoy figuring...
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Using A Leg Yield Zig Zag To Test Your Leg Aids Read More »
This month I have a special guest. That special guest is Opal a 6 year old PRE gelding that is currently in training with us. He is super talented and sweet and he is also young and still unbalanced and trying really hard to understand what the monkey up there means with her weight, legs...
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Helping the young horse find balance while changing the rein Read More »
Here the ridden version of this exercise. I find it rather interesting because you see clearly on me. Which side is easier for me. I talk a bit about it and hope to help you see/understand not only the exercise but also how we – the rider – no matter how good or novice we...
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Like last month… same exercise first in hand and then mounted. Make sure again to first really have the in hand exercise down before you head over to the mounted version here....
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Like you probably already saw, we are back to looking at laterals. Make sure you have checked out Rupert’s in hand Shoulder In to Travers tutorial before you do the ridden version. You can find that one here. Once the in hand work is solid, move on to this tutorial and the mounted work....
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This months we are getting a step closer to the actual flying change. We focus once more on the counter canter and combine that with last month’s exercise of picking up whichever canter lead we want along the long or short side of the arena. Give yourself plenty of time to get this down! If...
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We are still in our series of working toward the flying change. Today I want to look at picking up a canter lead – the canter lead WE want – anywhere. Really important here is that you start to visualize what you want and that you start to get away from right or wrong lead...
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The Flying Change – Getting started with picking up any lead anywhere Read More »
In this third part to approaching the flying change we are introducing the counter canter. If you have not gone through part 1 and 2 of our series on the counter canter. The counter canter is the spot to which a lot riders come but then are unable to balance the counter canter enough to...
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The Flying Change – Establishing the Counter Canter Read More »
This is our second video on the flying change. Make sure to check the TAG “Flying Change” to get all videos that belong to this series. Here I am talking only about the riders seat. The flying change is for many of us so difficult, because we can mess it up so easily. The horse...
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The Flying Change! One of the really big deals for many equestrians. It looks so easy. Most of us feel we can never get there. And usually we don’t quite know why! In the next few months we are going to try and introduce to you a set of exercises that will prepare you and...
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