If your horse struggles with consistent connection or tempo, this Ride iQ lesson will be a perfect fit!
✅ This lesson is great for...
• Being deliberate about where your horse steps, working toward better geometry
• Learning to anticipate and prevent unwanted tempo changes
• Getting your horse consistently working from your leg into your hand
✅ Some skills to expect
• Transitions between walk and trot
• Transitions between working trot and a more forward trot
• Spiraling circles at walk and trot
✅ Where to ride
This lesson can be done anywhere you have room for a 20-meter circle.
✅ Before you ride
Hack or walk your horse for 10–15 minutes.
✅ Lesson plan
• 1:00 — Walking, 20-meter circle
• 4:45 — Trotting, 20-meter circle, slowly spiraling down to a 10-meter circle, leg yield out on the circle, repeat, in both directions
• 18:35 — Trotting, 20-meter circle, asking for a forward trot, in both directions
• 20:05 — Walk and pat your horse!
✅ Time spent in each gait
• Walk: 6 minutes
• Trot: 16 minutes
✅ Meet Your Coach: Kyle Carter (Eventing)
Kyle Carter competed in the 2008 Olympics and helped secure a silver medal for Canada in the 2010 World Equestrian Games. He’s known for his calm and insightful coaching style and his dry, relatable humor.
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