There are dozens (hundreds?) of details that get overlooked. You're focusing on them, breaking them down into their smallest parts and explaining the generalizations that get lost in teaching riders. Ride, read and watch Amelia Newcomb's Dressage! Cheers!
Coming from a hunter/equitation background as a kid, all we ever heard was, "heels down" which translates to a jammed down heel and stiff ankle. Just being thoughtful about keeping your ankles mobile and your toes relaxed is really helpful! Another position challenge I carry as an adult rider comes from doing "Shoulders back and down" when I want to achieve that nice upright posture, instead it causes an exagerated curve in my lower back that is totally counter productive to being able to follow the horse's motion. Do you have any videos with tips to correct that problem?
I've started doing ankle flexibility exercices on my own and I can start seeing a difference. You are the first channel to talk about this topic which is amazing ! Wish I discovered it sooner
I just discovered your channel and your videos are so instructive and helpful! English is not even my mother tongue (I'm french) but I find your way of teaching really clear and enlightning so thank you very much!
Circling the ankles is something I do as a warm up before going to the riding school. I do 15/20min of warm up from the neck down to the ankles and I noticed not a lot of riders - at least at my riding school -, do that. Riders, just because you're on a horse doesn't mean you can just go at it without warming up and readying your muscles and articulations to the efforts you'll make!
Your video on this is great, I know heels r supposed to be down, but because it is hard for me your exercise tip is very helpful and reminds me to work on it. In addition to the ten other things in position to work on ! Thanks for the precise tips!
This is a good video. I have a short video of myself having a lesson and I thought my ankles were moving a bit much but I did have to keep reminding the horse to keep moving and had to kick every now and then which maybe made my ankles look like they were moving a bit much but didn't look too bad after all! Thank you.
This video is so helpful ! My heels used to always be down and I never had a problem with it but recently I’ve been having problems so this video helped a lot !
Really helpful video. I am working on my canter now and think from watching the video that I squeeze alittle...the hinge in the toe area and keeping ankle supple relaxed and down will help thank you xx
@@AllisonVidroEventing I’m pretty sure that no matter what type of riding you do your anklebone should be level with your stirrup. Otherwise your stirrup will be too short or too long and you can easily lose the stirrup.
You made so much sense, I always thought I had to lengthen my calfs to get my heals down and I have been doing calf stretches, completely missing ankle flexibility. Thanks!
Its not really about breaking your ankle in an indecent angle, don t grip with your knees at all, relax your legs and your body, put all your weight in the heels. Adjusting the position of your stirrups helps a lot too.
this has been the biggest issues when I went back into horse riding last autumn but I feel like this may help me a bit... I just have not been able to press my heel down naturally and I been using so much force that my legs just hurt but I feel like with maybe doing this regularly it may help... I hope at least....cause I find horse riding fun... I just want to do it more correctly...
Thank you for making a video about the ANKLE. Very important joint. Nice video. I really don't like to see Flash(?) nosebands or spurs during a lesson. Of course, you're not taking a lesson, but giving.
I have only been riding 2 1/2 years, so I am still having difficulty keeping my heels down. As I watch the video, it does not seem to me that your heels are down very much. I get the ankle flexibility. So are your heels down only some of the time?
Yeah kind of. Its not about forcing them to stay all the way down, that sounds stupid. Its pretty much about putting all of your weight in the heels, driving them down with the horses rythm and movement. Has to be a flexible and full of control motion ✨adjusting your foot position in the stirrup so the heel could flex down might help
Thank you! I will try this is my next lesson tomorrow my first lesson in the advanced class with my bestfriend! Do you have any videos on keeping your shoulders back and down?
Yes I do! ruclips.net/video/ZbC_JSLRFbk/видео.html ruclips.net/video/4n8RE5Ybqv0/видео.html Keep an eye out for my upcoming rider position challenge too! It is going to be great!
This is my no. 1 problem. I do the ankle moving exercises but that's not helping so far. Can you talk more about the joint in the foot? How does it need to be bent? How do you use it?
Nice video! My biggest problem is keeping the stirrup on the ball of my feet. Even when I do keep my heels down, my stirrups go back to my heel. I've been practicing this for years and it still happens. Any advice??🙃
One of my bad habits in rising trot I find I'm posting off my toes so my heel come up in the rise. I try to hinge at the knee and not use the ball of my foot...ugh.
I'm so bad with keeping my heels down. When I start trotting, my feet gets flat. How can I keep my heel down during trotting. Trainer says muscle memory. I make a habit of keeping my heels down when on the couch or heel down on our stairs. Any other advice? I'm also not kicking or squeezing hard enough to keep him going.
Try to make sure you're not gripping with your knees! Sometimes we focus on the wrong part of our body to fix an issue. You should check out my upcoming free rider position webinar, I think you'll find it helpful: bit.ly/3LqMFLX
The frustration im having is the difference in what's an "acceptable heel position" between the dressage and Jumper world. If my heels looked like Amelia's here my instructor would nag me to no end. I wish there was one standard across all disciplines. The dressage leg is more practical to achieve...but I'll be honest. I dont think ill ever have the dorsiflexion and flexibility in my ankle to look "good" in Hunter /Jumpers. When I kick my horse or go for a leg yield I try to use the entire leg, my calf as well as my heel. It is hard for me to keep my heel deep when I'm giving an aide. I bring my foot back to heels down position but whenever he sees me giving an aide I'm told I'm up on my toe. .....Im on the struggle bus.
I can't speak too much about the hunter world since that isn't my area of expertise, but I can say that I like to focus on the biomechanics that work for my horse's and their training. Wishing you the best :)
Hi there! Thanks for watching! You might have flexibility issues with your ankles, but do what is comfortable for you and also take into account the rest of your position as heels down isn't the only aspect that will make you effective! Here's some videos that might help ruclips.net/video/agCZ4BCLV0I/видео.html ruclips.net/video/PyijgX4uLiE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/sUWoB_Xjxsw/видео.html Also, if you want to further your dressage education, I'm having a sale until Saturday on my masterclass on the Dressage Training Scale if you'd like to sign up the link is here! Would love to see you on the course and it will help your journey so much ! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalemasterclass/?fbclid=IwAR0VbN0HaZqzSqu5nvCJfeITvoiovRkYxqtPFOrtUKrli3Y1YvRI0R_8_rQ
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One of my first instructors told me to spread out my toes and the ankle will automatically drop. I thought it was a great tip.
It works!!!
Thanks, I'll try this
Thanks I’ll try this!!
There are dozens (hundreds?) of details that get overlooked. You're focusing on them, breaking them down into their smallest parts and explaining the generalizations that get lost in teaching riders. Ride, read and watch Amelia Newcomb's Dressage! Cheers!
Yay!! Thank you!!
Coming from a hunter/equitation background as a kid, all we ever heard was, "heels down" which translates to a jammed down heel and stiff ankle. Just being thoughtful about keeping your ankles mobile and your toes relaxed is really helpful! Another position challenge I carry as an adult rider comes from doing "Shoulders back and down" when I want to achieve that nice upright posture, instead it causes an exagerated curve in my lower back that is totally counter productive to being able to follow the horse's motion. Do you have any videos with tips to correct that problem?
Good idea!!
Definitely!
I've started doing ankle flexibility exercices on my own and I can start seeing a difference.
You are the first channel to talk about this topic which is amazing !
Wish I discovered it sooner
So glad this has been helpful!
I just discovered your channel and your videos are so instructive and helpful! English is not even my mother tongue (I'm french) but I find your way of teaching really clear and enlightning so thank you very much!
Circling the ankles is something I do as a warm up before going to the riding school. I do 15/20min of warm up from the neck down to the ankles and I noticed not a lot of riders - at least at my riding school -, do that. Riders, just because you're on a horse doesn't mean you can just go at it without warming up and readying your muscles and articulations to the efforts you'll make!
Yes! I agree completely!!
Your video on this is great, I know heels r supposed to be down, but because it is hard for me your exercise tip is very helpful and reminds me to work on it. In addition to the ten other things in position to work on ! Thanks for the precise tips!
Super helpful. I have been stretching my ankle and my right ankle is a lot tighter than my left. And it is my right stirrup that I lose!
Thank you so much! I ALWAYS loose my stirrups when I canter, this means so much to me, thank you! ☺️
I need more exercises to help supple my young horse going right. He fells in and is heavy on the the inside right rein. I really love this video.
This is a good video. I have a short video of myself having a lesson and I thought my ankles were moving a bit much but I did have to keep reminding the horse to keep moving and had to kick every now and then which maybe made my ankles look like they were moving a bit much but didn't look too bad after all! Thank you.
This video is so helpful ! My heels used to always be down and I never had a problem with it but recently I’ve been having problems so this video helped a lot !
Prototip: write on paper 100 times "HEELS DOWN"
Really helpful video. I am working on my canter now and think from watching the video that I squeeze alittle...the hinge in the toe area and keeping ankle supple relaxed and down will help thank you xx
I use to do the heel clamp! Im so glad I am passed that. 🥰 Great vid.
Do you have a video on how to know what length your stirrups should be for dressage?
When you take your foot out of the stirrup, your ankle bone should be level with the stirrup.
Amelia Newcomb Dressage similar to jumping! Wasn’t sure if it was different! Thank you!
@@AllisonVidroEventing I’m pretty sure that no matter what type of riding you do your anklebone should be level with your stirrup. Otherwise your stirrup will be too short or too long and you can easily lose the stirrup.
You made so much sense, I always thought I had to lengthen my calfs to get my heals down and I have been doing calf stretches, completely missing ankle flexibility. Thanks!
i always found heels down the hardest part,i still do,i can’t keep my heels down
Same-
Its not really about breaking your ankle in an indecent angle, don t grip with your knees at all, relax your legs and your body, put all your weight in the heels. Adjusting the position of your stirrups helps a lot too.
@@redd6653 funny enough i find keeping my heels down so easy now, hard to believe a year ago i couldn’t at all
I'm a beginner since this January, challenging keeping my heel down during trot. Feet becomes flat.
@@redd6653 my coach keeps telling me that but it's easier said than done
this has been the biggest issues when I went back into horse riding last autumn but I feel like this may help me a bit... I just have not been able to press my heel down naturally and I been using so much force that my legs just hurt but I feel like with maybe doing this regularly it may help... I hope at least....cause I find horse riding fun... I just want to do it more correctly...
Thank you for making a video about the ANKLE. Very important joint. Nice video. I really don't like to see Flash(?) nosebands or spurs during a lesson. Of course, you're not taking a lesson, but giving.
Thanks Jack!
this helped me so much i am always getting told heels down had a feew lesson the last 2 weeks after waatching this aand he didnt say anything
Yay!! Awesome!!
Thank you so much
Thank you so much you have been helping me so much
I have only been riding 2 1/2 years, so I am still having difficulty keeping my heels down. As I watch the video, it does not seem to me that your heels are down very much. I get the ankle flexibility. So are your heels down only some of the time?
Yeah kind of. Its not about forcing them to stay all the way down, that sounds stupid. Its pretty much about putting all of your weight in the heels, driving them down with the horses rythm and movement. Has to be a flexible and full of control motion ✨adjusting your foot position in the stirrup so the heel could flex down might help
Thank you! I will try this is my next lesson tomorrow my first lesson in the advanced class with my bestfriend! Do you have any videos on keeping your shoulders back and down?
Yes I do!
ruclips.net/video/ZbC_JSLRFbk/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/4n8RE5Ybqv0/видео.html
Keep an eye out for my upcoming rider position challenge too! It is going to be great!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thank you
Live laugh love amelia
Ty now my trainer will not yell at me PUT YOUR HEALSE DOWN RN! 😂
This is my no. 1 problem. I do the ankle moving exercises but that's not helping so far. Can you talk more about the joint in the foot? How does it need to be bent? How do you use it?
You can spread your toes, it makes your ankles go down automatically ☺️💖
Maybe go to the chiropractor and see if they can help had a similar issue that I got a little bit of more motion with chiropractor and message
Very helpful & your boots are amazing what's the brand plz
Very helpful!
Nice video! My biggest problem is keeping the stirrup on the ball of my feet. Even when I do keep my heels down, my stirrups go back to my heel. I've been practicing this for years and it still happens. Any advice??🙃
Hey Suzanne, I have the EXACT video you need going out soon. Be sure to subscribe so you get the notification when it's live :)
One of my bad habits in rising trot I find I'm posting off my toes so my heel come up in the rise. I try to hinge at the knee and not use the ball of my foot...ugh.
Keep focusing on relaxing your leg and letting your weight come down through your heel! It will come!
I'm so bad with keeping my heels down. When I start trotting, my feet gets flat. How can I keep my heel down during trotting. Trainer says muscle memory. I make a habit of keeping my heels down when on the couch or heel down on our stairs. Any other advice? I'm also not kicking or squeezing hard enough to keep him going.
Try to make sure you're not gripping with your knees! Sometimes we focus on the wrong part of our body to fix an issue. You should check out my upcoming free rider position webinar, I think you'll find it helpful: bit.ly/3LqMFLX
The frustration im having is the difference in what's an "acceptable heel position" between the dressage and Jumper world. If my heels looked like Amelia's here my instructor would nag me to no end. I wish there was one standard across all disciplines. The dressage leg is more practical to achieve...but I'll be honest. I dont think ill ever have the dorsiflexion and flexibility in my ankle to look "good" in Hunter /Jumpers. When I kick my horse or go for a leg yield I try to use the entire leg, my calf as well as my heel. It is hard for me to keep my heel deep when I'm giving an aide. I bring my foot back to heels down position but whenever he sees me giving an aide I'm told I'm up on my toe. .....Im on the struggle bus.
I can't speak too much about the hunter world since that isn't my area of expertise, but I can say that I like to focus on the biomechanics that work for my horse's and their training. Wishing you the best :)
I have difficulty keeping my heels down because it hurts is it supposed to? I try to relax as much as possible
Hi there! Thanks for watching!
You might have flexibility issues with your ankles, but do what is comfortable for you and also take into account the rest of your position as heels down isn't the only aspect that will make you effective! Here's some videos that might help
ruclips.net/video/agCZ4BCLV0I/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/PyijgX4uLiE/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/sUWoB_Xjxsw/видео.html
Also, if you want to further your dressage education, I'm having a sale until Saturday on my masterclass on the Dressage Training Scale if you'd like to sign up the link is here! Would love to see you on the course and it will help your journey so much !
www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalemasterclass/?fbclid=IwAR0VbN0HaZqzSqu5nvCJfeITvoiovRkYxqtPFOrtUKrli3Y1YvRI0R_8_rQ
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage thank you so much!
#AmeliaNewcombDressage how many horses do you own?
2!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage will you get anymore horses or a horse?
I want to! But first I need to win the lottery!!
I ride with my heels up, I just know nothing about horses
Hope this video helped!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I’m autistic I doubt if it helped
Next time ride think about horse
Golden roses association what is that supposed to mean?