You have no idea how much you and Natasha have helped me and my Standardbred who was a pacer for 11 years. He's 17 now and he is now going around beautifully but we still have a long journey ahead. You guys gave me inspiration to keep going with him despite everyone telling me I should rehome him and get a horse that pretty much is "not a Standardbred". I can't thank you guys enough!!
Do you have any tips for learning how to feel where your horses legs/feet are? I'm doing better with canter depart but my mare is cooperative even when I'm not sure of where her outside hind is. The new camera is wonderful! Very good quality video. Thank you!
Glad you love the new camera 🤩🤩🤩 The best way is to have some on the ground correct your feeling (so tell you when the horse is leaning or what leg is where) but also filming yourself can help ✨
@RedMare 17 I am absolutely terrible at feeling what the horse is doing. Don’t even know what canter lead I’m on unless I watch the shoulders. I’m seriously thinking about paying for a private lesson (I ride group classes) on the lunge, where I can just close my eyes and put all my focus on feeling the horse.
Hi! Thank you for yet another awesome video, Alicia's enthusiasm is contagious and really makes people want to hear more and more! I am not a dressage rider, but I am trying to apply her advices to my weekly lessons. Unfortunately, since it's a group lesson, it is not possible to just do whatever I wish, especially in trot-canter transitions. When the teacher says canter, it's canter, no option left but do it, even if the horse goes for a full gallop instead. I would really love to be able to take the time to regulate the pace but our outdoor arena is small, and doing circles takes all the space with only a corner left for the other students to keep walking waiting for their turn ***sigh*** Our school's horses haven't learned to be on the bit (at all), so they are shaking the head quite a lot in canter, which is quite destabilizing for the rider, as the movements make it hard to keep the reins at the same length and height. All is not black though, as the videos have helped me a great deal in at least positionning all my aids correctly, so no more uncontrolled bouncing! Thanks again for sharing your passion and knowledge with us all.
Hi Ash, so glad you are loving the videos and they are helping you with your own riding. It can be challenging when working within the parameters of lessons etc but sounds like you are making the best of the situation and practicing where you can so well done! x
Wow, thank you so much Alicia for now answering 2 of my questions in the Q&A in great detail 😀 it's so helpful, and makes a lot of sense when you explain it. I'm very grateful to be able to pick your brain. The new camera is great, I look forward to all the videos every time you upload another. Not a question, but I hope maybe one day soon you can return to Australia for a clinic ❤️
I sincerely love your training videos! Your explanations are so easy to understand and your love of horses and dressage shines through!!! Thank you for such great content! God bless :)
Thank you for all that you do! As far as the live event possibility goes… here’s a thought. It may be really nice if we could do a virtual audit of a clinic you host. I think it would be great if we could see you help a couple riders and horses from different levels. If you were to film your live clinic for the day then let us audit virtually, it could be very helpful. Thank you again!
Thank you! Very well answered! Shame the camera cut out in one of your explanations as it was a good one! Camera has been great apart from that glitch! 😀
Practising knowing where each leg is at any point is a useful skill to have. Could you please give viewers tips on learning this? This is a skill I already have but didn't fancy writing it here. Am not fearful of horses but have serious general anxiety that impacts my experience with horses. Tips would be appreciated.
Hi there! The best way to learn this is as Alicia said in the video, ask someone on the ground to tell you every time the outside hind is about to land. If you do not have someone to assist, filming can help and also working out that the outside hind is about to land as you are about to make the "sitting" phase of your rising trot 🤩
Hi Robert! Super question! Easiest way is to just start rising trot like you would if horse was trotting and this sets a new tempo for the horse and he will come back to you. To assist you can also ride a little leg yeild so the horse stays upright and balanced without you slowing down the canter before trotting.
Thanks for your answer Alicia. Only problem is my horse’s brakes don’t work that well. When asked for canter he bombs off! As a novice I’m holding on for dear life as he canters faster around the school.
Great videos they help a lot , please could you tell me how to keep a horse straight when they put there bum in the out and end up going sideways when spooking while I’m out hacking more for when I’m on the roads ☹️ also love 🥰 your wool pompom hat where did you get it from ? 😊
Thanks Michelle! Watch out for the video coming out later today, in this Alicia speaks about when the horse is spooking how you position the horses body to help you! A good way to think about it is to not focus on the spook but focus on what has gone missing with the horse - have you lost control of one of the shoulders, have you lost suppleness and therefore are not connected anymore x
Can you do some videos on the BD tests with tips? I'm working at Prelim level but sure people at other levels would find them useful too if you could do a range of levels. Suppling exercises have been great 😁 x
Hi Julia, great suggestion! Would you particularly like to see the test riding, or is there some specific movements you would like covered? Not sure if you have seen but Alicia did a video voicing over a BD test with some test riding tips ruclips.net/video/ISn5Xpw26Is/видео.html ruclips.net/video/UGXIGFgQEnU/видео.html
Hi thanks for the reply. Saw the video which was great but thought it would be good to see a variety of actual tests ridden with tips on where improvements/ marks can be gained so people can study them when they’re training for a competition. Selfishly I’d love to see Prelim 18 as that’s my next test & Alicia is so good at explaining the movements & how to ride them. Thanks for such a fantastic channel - it’s helping so many people around the world. Julia x
Hi Olivia, best way to think of the flying changes is that if you have any problem with the change then there is something missing in the training, so it could be the horse needs to be more supple for instance. Watch this video on flying changes and Alicia goes through a checklist of what you need before flying changes - hope this helps xx ruclips.net/video/E38wK3Fm8Xc/видео.html
🙏 thank you for this. X love the Q&A so helpful. Can you be specific when you say, ‘ No message’ in you’re vidios, do you mean, you don’t actually put your lesgs on at all. .? Sorry if that’s a stupid question, it sounds obvious but I want to be clear. Thanks in advance.
Hi Samantha - no question is stupid! When Alicia says no message she means do not ask another question or request of the horse. So don't ask the horse to do a suppleness exercise etc, just let the horse continue down the wall for a moment without asking something new of him x
HI Alicia. I have a new question. I was al little scared to canter on my own horse after the terrible fall last year. Btw I don't have this issue on other horses. Now I started to canter with her hor a few steps, after which go back to trot. This worked really well, now I'm much more confident already with the cantering but it seems I now run into the issue that we can't continu cantering 😅. What would you advise in this case? I want to keep her in canter without her starting to run off. Thank you again for any tip you might have 💖
Hi there! You have already accomplished the hard part - cantering again on the horse so now it is just a matter of adding a little more each time. Try to apply the "flap like a duck" analogy (if you are not sure what I am talking about watch this video ruclips.net/video/x3cwtHcnmqg/видео.html) and try to resist helping the horse with your leg every stride! In time the horse will learn to travel on its own if you flap and then leave legs long, then flap etc. Good luck x
Hi! Alicia uses just a regular thin type padding similar to these www.divoza.com/en/leg-bandage-pads-eskadron-climatex so they stick out from under the bandaged area (so no pressure points) and they do not heat the leg up too much 💕
I have a stupid question. I know many riders can ride many horses in their career so they got many experience in riding. Have you ever heard that someone(amateur) only owns a horse and then reach GP or much higher level from basic level or green? Is it possible?
Hi Sam - yes absolutely!!!! With the right horse and the right help an amateur can absolutely reach the higher levels and even GP. Of course it takes time and effort but it is possible!!!!! 🦄
Hi my pony feels like a reallyyyyyy heavy weight in my hands, in all 3 gates trot/canter the worst! To the point I can only ride for short periods as it hurts! Helpppppp❤️
Hi there! Great question! The first thing to think about with a horse that feels heavy is - do not worry!! A horse that is heavy in your hand normally means the horse is reaching into the bridle and taking the contact, but it is just also leaning too much weight onto the forehand. This can be due to confirmation, stage of training etc. Try to work on exercises that encourage your horse to bring the shoulder and hindleg closer together ie circles, laterals. Also make sure the horse is upright in the balance (all 4 feet with same pressure) and head in the middle of its chest. Try to not focus so much on the contact being heavy and instead focus on helping the horse in the balance ✨
Would love to come see you live , what about if you did a demo evening and a Q and A section at merrist wood they do a lot of those type of things there !
24/7/365 good pasture.. speak with your vet if you think your horse has special needs. Most any commercial hose feed is adequate for most horses not in heavy training or breeding.
Hi Lauren, horses often like treats such as apple and carrots and with feed there are many considerations of feeding horses and it is difficult to sum up all feeding in one comment but have a look at this video as Alicia does explain about what she feeds Mowgley and why xx ruclips.net/video/-IIFoNWFO-s/видео.html
@@YourRidingSuccessAlicia, this is what I remember.. for some people, the front diagonal of the trot is easier to use initially. At the walk, if the horse has good impulsion, you'll feel the outside hip dip just as that hind leaves the ground. By the time you react to apply the aid, that outside should be ready to land. Is my memory OK on this?
New camera and audio is perfect! Thank you thank you!
Yay!!
Love the video's. Could you make a video about shouldercontrol and making a horse more staight.
Great suggestion! Yes
Yes please!!!
You have no idea how much you and Natasha have helped me and my Standardbred who was a pacer for 11 years. He's 17 now and he is now going around beautifully but we still have a long journey ahead. You guys gave me inspiration to keep going with him despite everyone telling me I should rehome him and get a horse that pretty much is "not a Standardbred". I can't thank you guys enough!!
This is super nice to see!! Love that the videos have helped you so much!! Stay tuned for more!! xx
Do you have any tips for learning how to feel where your horses legs/feet are? I'm doing better with canter depart but my mare is cooperative even when I'm not sure of where her outside hind is.
The new camera is wonderful! Very good quality video. Thank you!
Glad you love the new camera 🤩🤩🤩 The best way is to have some on the ground correct your feeling (so tell you when the horse is leaning or what leg is where) but also filming yourself can help ✨
@RedMare 17 I am absolutely terrible at feeling what the horse is doing. Don’t even know what canter lead I’m on unless I watch the shoulders. I’m seriously thinking about paying for a private lesson (I ride group classes) on the lunge, where I can just close my eyes and put all my focus on feeling the horse.
Hi! Thank you for yet another awesome video, Alicia's enthusiasm is contagious and really makes people want to hear more and more!
I am not a dressage rider, but I am trying to apply her advices to my weekly lessons. Unfortunately, since it's a group lesson, it is not possible to just do whatever I wish, especially in trot-canter transitions. When the teacher says canter, it's canter, no option left but do it, even if the horse goes for a full gallop instead. I would really love to be able to take the time to regulate the pace but our outdoor arena is small, and doing circles takes all the space with only a corner left for the other students to keep walking waiting for their turn ***sigh***
Our school's horses haven't learned to be on the bit (at all), so they are shaking the head quite a lot in canter, which is quite destabilizing for the rider, as the movements make it hard to keep the reins at the same length and height.
All is not black though, as the videos have helped me a great deal in at least positionning all my aids correctly, so no more uncontrolled bouncing!
Thanks again for sharing your passion and knowledge with us all.
Hi Ash, so glad you are loving the videos and they are helping you with your own riding. It can be challenging when working within the parameters of lessons etc but sounds like you are making the best of the situation and practicing where you can so well done! x
OMG... i NEVER thought about the canter not being faster just different.... that's actually really helpful!
Oh, soo thrilled, you like it! xx
Very helpful tip s about cantering and I’ve watched this several times because it still reinforces it for me! Thanks again!
So glad you enjoyed the video Lucie!
Another excellent q&a. The quality is REALLY good now!!!!
Yay, thank you! xx
Wow, thank you so much Alicia for now answering 2 of my questions in the Q&A in great detail 😀 it's so helpful, and makes a lot of sense when you explain it. I'm very grateful to be able to pick your brain.
The new camera is great, I look forward to all the videos every time you upload another. Not a question, but I hope maybe one day soon you can return to Australia for a clinic ❤️
Super feedback!! Love this xx
I sincerely love your training videos! Your explanations are so easy to understand and your love of horses and dressage shines through!!! Thank you for such great content! God bless :)
Wow!! Super love your feedback! You're most welcome xx
You are so remarkable and blessing and I learn so much from you ❤️
This is super nice to see! Thank you xx
Thank you for all that you do! As far as the live event possibility goes… here’s a thought. It may be really nice if we could do a virtual audit of a clinic you host. I think it would be great if we could see you help a couple riders and horses from different levels. If you were to film your live clinic for the day then let us audit virtually, it could be very helpful. Thank you again!
Love this suggestion! Stay tuned x
Love the video! And love your hat!
Yay!! xx
Thank you! Very well answered! Shame the camera cut out in one of your explanations as it was a good one! Camera has been great apart from that glitch! 😀
Thank you! Yes we are happy with it, glad you can notice the difference too x
A clinic!!! That would be so helpful
💛
A demo/masterclass evening would be great, especially if you can hold one in the south east 😉
Will make a note of this!! x
Loving these videos ❤️😁
So glad!
Practising knowing where each leg is at any point is a useful skill to have. Could you please give viewers tips on learning this? This is a skill I already have but didn't fancy writing it here.
Am not fearful of horses but have serious general anxiety that impacts my experience with horses. Tips would be appreciated.
Hi there! The best way to learn this is as Alicia said in the video, ask someone on the ground to tell you every time the outside hind is about to land. If you do not have someone to assist, filming can help and also working out that the outside hind is about to land as you are about to make the "sitting" phase of your rising trot 🤩
What do you do to bring your horse back from canter to trot?
Hi Robert! Super question! Easiest way is to just start rising trot like you would if horse was trotting and this sets a new tempo for the horse and he will come back to you. To assist you can also ride a little leg yeild so the horse stays upright and balanced without you slowing down the canter before trotting.
Thanks for your answer Alicia. Only problem is my horse’s brakes don’t work that well. When asked for canter he bombs off! As a novice I’m holding on for dear life as he canters faster around the school.
Great videos they help a lot , please could you tell me how to keep a horse straight when they put there bum in the out and end up going sideways when spooking while I’m out hacking more for when I’m on the roads ☹️ also love 🥰 your wool pompom hat where did you get it from ? 😊
Thanks Michelle! Watch out for the video coming out later today, in this Alicia speaks about when the horse is spooking how you position the horses body to help you! A good way to think about it is to not focus on the spook but focus on what has gone missing with the horse - have you lost control of one of the shoulders, have you lost suppleness and therefore are not connected anymore x
Can you do some videos on the BD tests with tips? I'm working at Prelim level but sure people at other levels would find them useful too if you could do a range of levels. Suppling exercises have been great 😁 x
Hi Julia, great suggestion! Would you particularly like to see the test riding, or is there some specific movements you would like covered? Not sure if you have seen but Alicia did a video voicing over a BD test with some test riding tips ruclips.net/video/ISn5Xpw26Is/видео.html ruclips.net/video/UGXIGFgQEnU/видео.html
Hi thanks for the reply. Saw the video which was great but thought it would be good to see a variety of actual tests ridden with tips on where improvements/ marks can be gained so people can study them when they’re training for a competition. Selfishly I’d love to see Prelim 18 as that’s my next test & Alicia is so good at explaining the movements & how to ride them.
Thanks for such a fantastic channel - it’s helping so many people around the world.
Julia x
How do you get the horse to do a flying change with the back legs. My boy has mastered swapping his front but can't seem to do the back yet
Hi Olivia, best way to think of the flying changes is that if you have any problem with the change then there is something missing in the training, so it could be the horse needs to be more supple for instance. Watch this video on flying changes and Alicia goes through a checklist of what you need before flying changes - hope this helps xx ruclips.net/video/E38wK3Fm8Xc/видео.html
😂 I also do the pinky scratch at the withers! I always talk to my horse 😁
Its a good trick! The only reason I try not to talk, is you cannot in competition
@@YourRidingSuccess It is so ironic, I am not talkative at all with people, but I talk a lot to my animals or other peoples animals….
🙏 thank you for this. X love the Q&A so helpful. Can you be specific when you say, ‘ No message’ in you’re vidios, do you mean, you don’t actually put your lesgs on at all. .? Sorry if that’s a stupid question, it sounds obvious but I want to be clear. Thanks in advance.
Hi Samantha - no question is stupid! When Alicia says no message she means do not ask another question or request of the horse. So don't ask the horse to do a suppleness exercise etc, just let the horse continue down the wall for a moment without asking something new of him x
HI Alicia. I have a new question. I was al little scared to canter on my own horse after the terrible fall last year. Btw I don't have this issue on other horses. Now I started to canter with her hor a few steps, after which go back to trot. This worked really well, now I'm much more confident already with the cantering but it seems I now run into the issue that we can't continu cantering 😅. What would you advise in this case? I want to keep her in canter without her starting to run off.
Thank you again for any tip you might have 💖
Hi there! You have already accomplished the hard part - cantering again on the horse so now it is just a matter of adding a little more each time. Try to apply the "flap like a duck" analogy (if you are not sure what I am talking about watch this video ruclips.net/video/x3cwtHcnmqg/видео.html) and try to resist helping the horse with your leg every stride! In time the horse will learn to travel on its own if you flap and then leave legs long, then flap etc. Good luck x
@@YourRidingSuccess thank you so much!! 💓
Yay!! I love you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
😘😘😘
What wraps are you using under your polo's in several of the videos? 😊
Hi! Alicia uses just a regular thin type padding similar to these www.divoza.com/en/leg-bandage-pads-eskadron-climatex so they stick out from under the bandaged area (so no pressure points) and they do not heat the leg up too much 💕
I have a stupid question. I know many riders can ride many horses in their career so they got many experience in riding. Have you ever heard that someone(amateur) only owns a horse and then reach GP or much higher level from basic level or green? Is it possible?
Hi Sam - yes absolutely!!!! With the right horse and the right help an amateur can absolutely reach the higher levels and even GP. Of course it takes time and effort but it is possible!!!!! 🦄
Hi my pony feels like a reallyyyyyy heavy weight in my hands, in all 3 gates trot/canter the worst! To the point I can only ride for short periods as it hurts! Helpppppp❤️
Hi there! Great question! The first thing to think about with a horse that feels heavy is - do not worry!! A horse that is heavy in your hand normally means the horse is reaching into the bridle and taking the contact, but it is just also leaning too much weight onto the forehand. This can be due to confirmation, stage of training etc. Try to work on exercises that encourage your horse to bring the shoulder and hindleg closer together ie circles, laterals. Also make sure the horse is upright in the balance (all 4 feet with same pressure) and head in the middle of its chest. Try to not focus so much on the contact being heavy and instead focus on helping the horse in the balance ✨
@@YourRidingSuccess thank you 🙏
Would love to come see you live , what about if you did a demo evening and a Q and A section at merrist wood they do a lot of those type of things there !
Thank you! Great recommendation. Stay tuned for more information on future Live sessions x
What is best food and treats to give your horse 🐴?
24/7/365 good pasture.. speak with your vet if you think your horse has special needs. Most any commercial hose feed is adequate for most horses not in heavy training or breeding.
Hi Lauren, horses often like treats such as apple and carrots and with feed there are many considerations of feeding horses and it is difficult to sum up all feeding in one comment but have a look at this video as Alicia does explain about what she feeds Mowgley and why xx ruclips.net/video/-IIFoNWFO-s/видео.html
@@YourRidingSuccess Thank you so much 😊
@@audreye7078 Thank you 😊
You told the first person to know when the hind leg is "in the right position" but you didnt specify when that is!
She did.. when it is coming under the horse before it lands..
Hi there! As Audrey has said above, when the outside hind is about to land 🤩
@@YourRidingSuccessAlicia, this is what I remember.. for some people, the front diagonal of the trot is easier to use initially. At the walk, if the horse has good impulsion, you'll feel the outside hip dip just as that hind leaves the ground. By the time you react to apply the aid, that outside should be ready to land. Is my memory OK on this?
#harlow
love it!