intermediate position

Improving the rider’s jumping position: part 3

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How to control and frame your horse approaching and landing fences by improving your position.

3 videos - Total time : 18 mn

Niveau de difficulté:

Intermédiaire

Goal:

During the preliminary flat work session, Alice was able to get in control of her horse thanks to Michel's advice.

However, her horse, Pharaon, still has a lot of energy, and gets excited around jumps. This kind of behaviour is most of the time reinforced by the rider’s physical and mind sets. The goal of this session is to channel this overflow of energy by riding with a position close to what Michel calls the perfect position. Michel noticed that Alice has a good position approaching fences but gets unbalanced over the fence: her hips move backwards and her legs forward…which results into a loss of control on landing. Michel will give her some tips that will help her maintain a good position before, over and after the jump.

Progress:

The jumping session starts with a set of cavalettis. Alice has to keep focusing on her position even if it means to let her horse speeding up for now. The priority is for the rider to be able to follow the movement over the jump without getting off balance nor interfering with her horse’s movement.

The next exercise targets Alice’s position during the landing phase. It will help her absorb the jump using the motion of her joints -hips, knees, ankles.

Michel stresses the importance for the rider to stay as symmetrical as possible on either side of her horse’s axis. The right side stays to the right of the horse, and the left side to his left.

The session ends with jumping different profiles of natural fences: a bank, few verticals made with some logs. Once again, Alice has to stay focused on her position in order to be ready to cope with any situation.

Théma:

Keywords:

intermediate position

approaching a fence

straightness

landing

Cours associés

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How to deal with a hot horse

Seated and 2 points position

Calm and serenity on the approach and landing fences

The wide angle view

Improve the jumping trajectory and the control in the approach

The quality canter

Miniature cours associés:

Clone of Clone of Improving the rider’s jumping position

Droits d'accès:

Abonné

Image Miniature:

Résumé listing:

How to control and frame your horse approaching and landing fences by improving your position.

3 videos - Total time : 18 mn

Niveau de difficulté:

Intermédiaire

Goal:

During the preliminary flat work session, Alice was able to get in control of her horse thanks to Michel's advice.

However, her horse, Pharaon, still has a lot of energy, and gets excited around jumps. This kind of behaviour is most of the time reinforced by the rider’s physical and mind sets. The goal of this session is to channel this overflow of energy by riding with a position close to what Michel calls the perfect position. Michel noticed that Alice has a good position approaching fences but gets unbalanced over the fence: her hips move backwards and her legs forward…which results into a loss of control on landing. Michel will give her some tips that will help her maintain a good position before, over and after the jump.

Progress:

The jumping session starts with a set of cavalettis. Alice has to keep focusing on her position even if it means to let her horse speeding up for now. The priority is for the rider to be able to follow the movement over the jump without getting off balance nor interfering with her horse’s movement.

The next exercise targets Alice’s position during the landing phase. It will help her absorb the jump using the motion of her joints -hips, knees, ankles.

Michel stresses the importance for the rider to stay as symmetrical as possible on either side of her horse’s axis. The right side stays to the right of the horse, and the left side to his left.

The session ends with jumping different profiles of natural fences: a bank, few verticals made with some logs. Once again, Alice has to stay focused on her position in order to be ready to cope with any situation.

Théma:

Work sessions

Keywords:

REF HA39

Rider’s position

intermediate position

Cours associés

Cours associés:

How to deal with a hot horse

Seated and 2 points position

Calm and serenity on the approach and landing fences

The wide angle view

Improve the jumping trajectory and the control in the approach

The quality canter

Miniature cours associés:

Improving the rider’s jumping position: part 2

Droits d'accès:

Abonné

Image Miniature:

Résumé listing:

How to control and frame your horse approaching and landing fences by improving your position.

Niveau de difficulté:

Intermédiaire

Goal:

During the preliminary flat work session, Alice was able to get in control of her horse thanks to Michel's advice.

However, her horse, Pharaon, still has a lot of energy, and gets excited around jumps. This kind of behaviour is most of the time reinforced by the rider’s physical and mind sets. The goal of this session is to channel this overflow of energy by riding with a position close to what Michel calls the perfect position. Michel noticed that Alice has a good position approaching fences but gets unbalanced over the fence: her hips move backwards and her legs forward…which results into a loss of control on landing. Michel will give her some tips that will help her maintain a good position before, over and after the jump.

Progress:

The jumping session starts with a set of cavalettis. Alice has to keep focusing on her position even if it means to let her horse speeding up for now. The priority is for the rider to be able to follow the movement over the jump without getting off balance nor interfering with her horse’s movement.

The next exercise targets Alice’s position during the landing phase. It will help her absorb the jump using the motion of her joints -hips, knees, ankles.

Michel stresses the importance for the rider to stay as symmetrical as possible on either side of her horse’s axis. The right side stays to the right of the horse, and the left side to his left.

The session ends with jumping different profiles of natural fences: a bank, few verticals made with some logs. Once again, Alice has to stay focused on her position in order to be ready to cope with any situation.

Théma:

Keywords:

intermediate position

approaching a fence

straightness

landing

Cours associés

Cours associés:

How to deal with a hot horse

Seated and 2 points position

Calm and serenity on the approach and landing fences

The wide angle view

Improve the jumping trajectory and the control in the approach

The quality canter

Miniature cours associés:

How to improve your 2 point position

Droits d'accès:

Abonné

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Résumé listing:

Michel offers a very good exercise to practise as often as possible to improve the 2 point position which is fundamental for jumpers whatever their level.

Niveau de difficulté:

Débutant

Goal:

For jumpers, a correct 2 point position is fundamental to be in harmony with the mount and apply light but effective aids. Flowing with the movement with ease by allowing the closing and opening motion of the joints –hips, knees and ankles - enables the rider to influence the horse effectively without impeding the horse’s motion especially when approaching a fence or at landing.

This 2 point position can also release the horse’s back at the time he needs all the freedom of movement possible during the different jump phases.

To Michel, this position is not only effective but is also nice to watch. It brings out the feelings of lightness and harmony that characterise the beautiful way great champions ride.

Michel offers here a very good exercise to practise as often as possible in order to improve the 2 point position.

This practice will be good for stiff riders looking for a better connection with their horses. For all rider, it‘s a good way to test if their position allows them to face any kind of situations.

Progress:

To show the exercise, Michel teaches Charlotte, riding her own mare Cendrillon. He reminds his student about the key elements that will allow her to follow the movement while well balanced on her feet. It will prevent her from making the common mistakes that lead the riders to hold their balance with the reins and crush the horse’s back.

From the moment, the rider is loose and flowing with the movement well balanced on her feet, the horse becomes round and goes easily on the bit which, in the end, makes the ride more enjoyable

Variant / Progression:

The exercise can be practised at the three gaits to get the feel for the changes of balance throughout the phases of the movement.

Théma:

Keywords:

intermediate position

REF HA73

Foot position

jumping position

Position for exercising

forward seat

2 point position

Position at a canter

Cours associés

Cours associés:

Seated and 2 points position

The rider's feet

The rider's legs

Improving the rider’s jumping position

The legs-hands contact and transitions

Rider's position and rider's influence fineness

Miniature cours associés:

Improving the rider’s jumping position

Droits d'accès:

Abonné

Image Miniature:

Résumé listing:

How to control and frame your horse approaching and landing fences by improving your position.

Niveau de difficulté:

Intermédiaire

Goal:

During the preliminary flat work session, Alice was able to get in control of her horse thanks to Michel's advice.

However, her horse, Pharaon, still has a lot of energy, and gets excited around jumps. This kind of behaviour is most of the time reinforced by the rider’s physical and mind sets. The goal of this session is to channel this overflow of energy by riding with a position close to what Michel calls the perfect position. Michel noticed that Alice has a good position approaching fences but gets unbalanced over the fence: her hips move backwards and her legs forward…which results into a loss of control on landing. Michel will give her some tips that will help her maintain a good position before, over and after the jump.

Progress:

The jumping session starts with a set of cavalettis. Alice has to keep focusing on her position even if it means to let her horse speeding up for now. The priority is for the rider to be able to follow the movement over the jump without getting off balance nor interfering with her horse’s movement.

The next exercise targets Alice’s position during the landing phase. It will help her absorb the jump using the motion of her joints -hips, knees, ankles.

Michel stresses the importance for the rider to stay as symmetrical as possible on either side of her horse’s axis. The right side stays to the right of the horse, and the left side to his left.

The session ends with jumping different profiles of natural fences: a bank, few verticals made with some logs. Once again, Alice has to stay focused on her position in order to be ready to cope with any situation.

Théma:

Keywords:

intermediate position

approaching a fence

straightness

landing

Cours associés

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