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Lesson Plan 9 - Intermediate

Objective: secure lower leg at the trot, improve two-point position, relax in saddle
  • Brush/tack up horse English
  • Start, stop, back, and halt again at each letter around the arena
  • Walk over poles
  • Weave through cones set in a straight line
  • Stop in center of arena
  • Stretches - rotate ankles, turn head side to side and up and down, windmill arms, touch toes, twist torso, pull legs up to stretch
  • Walk on rail in two-point position
  • Maintain two-point position all the way around arena
  • Two-point position over poles
  • Two-point position while steering horse through cones
  • Two-point at a halt in center of arena - work on maintaining a "long" leg by stretching the thighs down and deepening the heel, balancing over feet instead of just "perching" in the saddle
  • Posting trot on the lunge without using reins - hold arms out to sides and look ahead
  • Sitting trot on the lunge line - hands on hips, sitting down and deep in the saddle, weight down in heels to remain balanced. Work on moving hips with the horse and keeping upper body still
  • Walk/trot transitions without using reins, only seat, on lunge line
  • Stand/sit at the walk around the arena, off the lunge line
  • Practice posting trot around arena several times
  • Sitting trot around arena, half the arena
  • Walk horse out
  • Dismount/untack/put horse away

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