I am literally teary-eyed right now! I’m 37 years old and have been riding horses since I was about 8. always hacking and just for fun. 6 years ago I started focusing on dressage. Me and my horse have been learning together, just by pushing buttons and testing out what works and what doesn’t, no trainers. Every single person who has tried to explain half halt to me, has made it sound like I should act like I’m preparing to halt, before pushing the horse forward, and I’ve been so lost and so mad at myself for not being able to do that. This bridge analogy made me feel every single movement and adjustment in my whole body, like I was actually there, and made me realize I’ve been doing half halts all my life! I have unknowingly done the actual half halt BEFORE trying to do the half halt everyone has said I should do! In other words, I’ve been adding a whole extra step and been beating myself up for years for not getting it. Like I said. I’m teary-eyed. You just saved me from my biggest hurdle as a rider. Thank you!❤️
Love it! Can you make a 101 on counter canter, my youngster is finding it very challenging and instead natural to change, which obviously is the most natural for her:)
It's always good to go over things again. Half Holt is one of those things that is a very strange term for confused people, but you have to be an Equestrian to understand the meaning. Very well explained
The more I learn about dressage (and I am a generalist) the more I realize that a lot of the misunderstandings are the result of poor translation from the German cavalry’s manual into English. But, as an economist, I agree specialists love to use technical jargon to discuss simple (but not easy) things because it makes them feel ‘special’.
I do halfhalts more in walk than trott because the pony is less engaged in walk and need to know we are still working and heading somewhere 😹👍 I feel like the thights is more used in halfhalts people often say to not thighten there because it can block you and the horse, but if you can control it then it's easier to straighten and bend the horse in my opinion 💖 in the end I can make the horse wait and take the horse more upp and open, change direction or bend with my thights alone, that dosen't mean I'm always thightening or anything it means I'm changing the horse balance/position by using halfhalts 😸
I am literally teary-eyed right now! I’m 37 years old and have been riding horses since I was about 8. always hacking and just for fun. 6 years ago I started focusing on dressage.
Me and my horse have been learning together, just by pushing buttons and testing out what works and what doesn’t, no trainers.
Every single person who has tried to explain half halt to me, has made it sound like I should act like I’m preparing to halt, before pushing the horse forward, and I’ve been so lost and so mad at myself for not being able to do that.
This bridge analogy made me feel every single movement and adjustment in my whole body, like I was actually there, and made me realize I’ve been doing half halts all my life!
I have unknowingly done the actual half halt BEFORE trying to do the half halt everyone has said I should do! In other words, I’ve been adding a whole extra step and been beating myself up for years for not getting it.
Like I said. I’m teary-eyed. You just saved me from my biggest hurdle as a rider. Thank you!❤️
Love, love your energy! ❤
Love it! Can you make a 101 on counter canter, my youngster is finding it very challenging and instead natural to change, which obviously is the most natural for her:)
It's always good to go over things again. Half Holt is one of those things that is a very strange term for confused people, but you have to be an Equestrian to understand the meaning. Very well explained
Excellent explanation
Rebalance. I love that!
Yay! You are back.
Same with keep horse in front of the leg??
The more I learn about dressage (and I am a generalist) the more I realize that a lot of the misunderstandings are the result of poor translation from the German cavalry’s manual into English. But, as an economist, I agree specialists love to use technical jargon to discuss simple (but not easy) things because it makes them feel ‘special’.
I miss ridden videos so we can see the difference in the horse or the difference in rider
I do halfhalts more in walk than trott because the pony is less engaged in walk and need to know we are still working and heading somewhere 😹👍
I feel like the thights is more used in halfhalts people often say to not thighten there because it can block you and the horse, but if you can control it then it's easier to straighten and bend the horse in my opinion 💖 in the end I can make the horse wait and take the horse more upp and open, change direction or bend with my thights alone, that dosen't mean I'm always thightening or anything it means I'm changing the horse balance/position by using halfhalts 😸