My horse is 19 and she is still atheletic!! I am 62. This walking work helps ME with my seat, contact and connection with her. I haven’t ridden for a long time. Happy this gentle way is good for both of us 🙏
Thank you so much for your videos they are so useful. A new yielding one would be great. Found the audio on other difficult. Also would like to know what parts of the body you are moving in yield. Do you place more weight on which side of the saddle etc 🙏
Hi! My mare is 20 and I'm 68. This is a really good video Amelia. Lots of ideas of putting several walk exercises into a session. I can also play around with these anywhere on my little farm. Just doing them out of the arena is more interesting for both of us. This is not boring at all and really good for my horse. I love the nice halts on Kensington!! Very pretty.
My Morgan is 10 years old but he has not had very much training. I have been doing some of these exercises before seeing this video today. I am glad to know i jave been doing the right things but it is also very helpful to be more focused on the details lointed out in this video. Thanks for taking the time to make such informative videos!
Perfect video for bringing back my 22-year-old ride who has just recovered from a mild lower leg injury and is slowly (keyword is slowly) working back up to her trot again. Thanks, Amelia!-your videos rock!
Love your videos Amelia! My mare is 23 this year and I am 24 🤍 I bought her when I was sixteen with the money I was going to use for college, then she paid me back in scholarships 😉 Love my golden oldies, my first horse was 26 when I got her and she was the best horse anyone could’ve ever asked for. I’ve been so blessed with my older horses!
My horse is 29 and all of these have been great for him! He is still in great shape and still walk, trot, canters, and jumps but we are trying to let him start to slow down because he is an old guy. My 12 thoroughbred and 6 Welsh have also been enjoying these!
Found this sooo helpful thank you. So glad I’ve found your channel. I have started riding a 17 yr old show horse that hasn’t worked in a few yrs.. neither have I and we’re gaining fitness together so this is lovely. Love the birds chirping in the back too 🥰
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage ☺️ we did these exercises today and incorporated the trot . Keep him focused and once he knew I was asking for a big stretch he kept doing it. So lovely. Thank you. Great session
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This is great. I've had my 26 year old since he was a coming 4 year old. Trained and showed up to Int 1, then heel stuff and ringbone, so I retired him. New farrier approach has gotten him sound enough to ride again. This is basically what I do with him, as well as the 29 year old that I'm also riding. But it's nice to know from a pro that I'm on the right track. Thank you!
Thank you Amelia. My lusitano gelding is 18. He is fabulous and we are working towards our bronze medal. We will be showing third level next year. Hopefully we will receive at least one of the scores. Love your videos.
Great exercises Amelia! My horse is 21 and needs a longer warmup as he (& I) get older. I love these walking exercises on our gentle days. I call these “long & low” days to get him to stretch down. Thank you !
26yr old doing Grand Prix till a year & half ago and has had some time off in the mountains now bringing him back into shape for his family. I have been doing all these things as we got started, I am really glad for the confirmation 💕 as I too had been out to pasture… but for far longer than him, 12 years! 😢 Technology in the world has changed so much since I was an assistant trainer. Back then!!🎉 The access to quality trainers as yourself for free is truly incredible 🎉 and I hope it helps more people have enriching lives with Horses. It’s definitely helping me as I return to the greatest love of my life .❤ Amelia you have been my favorite, thank you!
OTTB 12yrs recovered from track double leg fracture - I am 58 (stoke survivor) and the 2 of us are Recovering and Walking together. Thank you for your video guides. Much appreciated.
Love this video!! Thank you!!! Byron loves to walk while doing few!! I do too :) You gave great ideas!!! We do 20 minutes of walk before the trot warm up! Thank you so much!!!
Also, I’m giving a free webinar on Show Season at the start of may you can sign up here www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/show-season/ Also, if you want a free mini course to get your position in the strongest shape to execute your dressage aids, take my free rider position mini course here www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/riderpositionminicourse/? Do you love my content? I’d love if you left me a review on google! g.page/r/CYIGmCINXFOQEAo/review I’m also on FB and IG facebook.com/amelianewcombdressage & instagram.com/amelianewcombdressage/ Also, and this is super helpful too, join Amelia’s Dressage Club on Facebook, it’s a really active and engaged community of riders and no question goes unanswered! facebook.com/groups/ameliasdressageclub/ And finally, there’s my website! www.amelianewcombdressage.com/ And you can also sign up here for weekly dressage tips sent to your inbox www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/subscribe/ Ok that’s the lot I promise. Have an awesome day! 🐴
Love this! My mare is 19 and has lymphoma so she has some special issues. We only walk now. We walk around the 20 acre property which has a few hills, but also go in the arena and do some patterns or go into our 'playground' and walk around the obstacles. I mix in some turn on the forehand and rein back as well. She absolutely loves it and has good muscling just from walking.
Thank you for this! My horse is 18 but still quite reactive and easily distracted. I enjoy walk work, I don’t find it boring at all! When he is moving well he has a long, swinging stride that moves my seat like a wave and that feels so awesome. Always a challenge with him to get the stretch on the buckle though!
My vet said my horse is “aged” and the dentist said he’s 20+ when I told him his ad said he was 17. He’s a wonderful old man and I’m excited to try these exercises with him!
Thanks Amelia, My horse is 17 and I can spend to much time at the trot and canter. This is a great demonstration on getting Mirage loose and on the bit in a really beneficial way.
I have a 16 yr old Trak/X gelding and a 6 yr old WB mare. Lucky us, they have alot of turnout as I have them at home. Your guidance got me and the young mare through the dangers of her early months of regular work - she's a delight thanks to your instruction and wisdom.
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Great video. So much softness and relaxation can be created by taking her advice. My old trainer used to say that everything you want to do at the trot and canter needs to be perfected at the walk first, so spend a lot of time doing it at the walk.
My horse just turned 6, and we are brand new to Dressage. I love your walk exercises to practice my seat position, and what I do with my hands, legs and elbows. It’s soooo different than hunter/jumpers. Thank you 😊
This is very helpful as I have two older geldings, 20 & 23. Sometimes I just don’t have the energy for a high intensity workout so it’s good to see that we can still have a productive ride without trotting and cantering. Thanks Amelia.
Great video, I have a 28 year old mare that I still ride. She really helps me work on my position. I seem to need more time in the saddle then my main riding horse needs worked. And she loves the attention, she does not want to be just a pasture pet.
I have two gaited mares. These walking exercises are just what they need to improve their other gaits. I would be further ahead focusing on the exercises in the walk for both my horses and myself. Thank you for making a better world for riders and horses.
Amelia, your videos are such treasures, THANK YOU for being there! I'm in the process of buying my first horse after years of riding school horses and half-boards, and of course I'll start safely and slowly with my new horse in the arena, and that is just perfect! She's 11.
My horse is only 11, but we are starting our show experience and we need to practice the walk and keeping my horses attention. I am having knee replacement in 2 weeks, so when I start back riding, these exercises will be good for us to practice. My trainer will be riding him for about 2 months and then I will start back. Thank you!
Hi Lynda! Thanks for watching! If you'd like to get some more dressage tips straight to your inbox you can subscribe to my mailing list at the link below! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/subscribe/ Also here's a link to a rider position assessment course that you could find really useful www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/dressage-rider-quiz/ And one more thing, head over to Facebook and join the Dressage Club, there's a lovely engaged and supportive community of riders with a wealth of knowledge! No query goes unanswered! facebook.com/groups/ameliasdressageclub/ Thanks for watching and happy riding!
My boy is 11 but out of work for a few months, my anxiety is kicking in so you've given me something to start back on without stressing him or me. Will watch this again just before I ride. Find your instruction and videos so easy to understand. Much appreciated!
Hi just subscribed and absolutely !!!!! loving ALL the videos, my Aust Stock Horse is 9 but I believe to many people forget the walk it is so important especially dressage and I am 61 she is prelim novice and I hope to take her up through all the levels before I get too old !!!!!
Thank you for sharing! I love hearing from riders. And age is just a number, that's the best part about dressage, you can do it forever! Are you coming to my webinar on rider position today? Would love to have you: amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-position-webinar-23/
My horse is 22 and has done a lot of miles as a Connemara jumping pony. We only hack and a little school work now. He loves hacking and is very forward going. He can’t bend very well now so it’s great to have some ideas on how to keep him well. Marching is something he loves so I’ll do that as he is very stiff thank you - funny we pronounce it a serpent’i’ne in the UK ha ha. I’ve also been trying to say ‘head down’ which seems to help him stretch too. Thanks for this fantastic video x
Great video! I returned to the show ring this summer after a 9 year hiatus. Competing at 2nd level with a 21 year old gelding. We are doing well and given his breeding and build (TB/Paint/Clyde) he is quite athletic but I received judge's comments about increasing "lateral suppleness" .... that will be part of our goal over the winter and your videos will be a wonderful tool to help us school! Thank you!
Great video and timely. My ottb is only 16, have had him 12 years. Tore his suspensory this winter just out in pasture and have just learned his injury also shows degeneration in BOTH hind suspensories!. So walking and trail riding is now what we are limited to as he can tolerate. Thank you for the reminder that there is so much we can still do at the walk.
I have just got a new horse, an 11-yr-old percheron cross trained to drive and used for driving and trail riding before I bought her. This purchase followed buying a horse (a thoroughbred whose background I knew virtually nothing about) that was too much for my skill level and getting bucked off twice (once breaking my collarbone), and before that not riding for at least 8 years apart from dressage lessons in 2020-21. My confidence is pretty low and my fear level is pretty high. I need to build up my confidence and until I know this horse really well (what she knows and doesn't know and how she behaves in an arena) I love the idea of doing all of this at the walk. When I took lessons, I wanted to be able to get on the lesson horse and spend ten minutes just at a walk, feeling the horse, getting my seat and position and balance right, breathing and calming myself. I rarely got to do that in a lesson, but even if I could grab 2 minutes, it was better than nothing. This video, along with your video on ground exercises for confidence, will give me some things I can do, and make progress in her training, to regain the confidence I used to have before moving on to trot and canter work.
Great advice for an older horse - or for any horse that just needs a day to reboot. I have a regular walk day in the program with my horse (18 years young). I'll warm him up on a long rein just as you showed and will progress to leg yields, walk halt transitions, longitudinal stretches, etc. If he's feeling pretty good, we'll do a sequence of shoulder fore, shoulder in, shoulder in-to-renvers, travers, all going large or on nothing smaller than a three loop serpentine. I call it our Horsey Yoga workout. :)
My horse is 21. I am almost 60 and we have been together for all of her life. She has been ridden western, done a bit of jumping (not with permission, mind you), been ridden bareback for 10 years (finally had a saddle built for her), and now dressage. She is an Appy/QH/Percheron cross and we are perfect for each other. I love that, through dressage, we have managed to change her body weight/muscle distribution and helped her to become fitter and healthier. My coach and I haven't cantered her in 2 years because her body and balance were just not ready.
I am so happy to see this video! My Paint gelding is 20 years old, and just did his first rated show earlier this month. I was looking for ways to help him with suppleness that wouldn't be hard on him since he was a western pleasure horse in his previous life. I do a lot of walk in our warm up, so this will give it more focus. Thank you!
Hi Amelia, I want to thank you for all of your videos they’ve been so helpful and complementary to my lessons. I have two pair horses sisters that are 14 and 15. We did our first show this past weekend and we progressed with every ride top score being a 69%! I’m very happy with how we both performed even in the pouring rain. I hear your voice in my ear many times while I’m riding. Thanks again and keep What you are doing.
I have a 15 year old that's speedy and sensitive to leg and can even be a bit stressed under saddle, and an 18 year old ex lesson horse that is dull to any leg pressure. I just moved them home and I'm going to try some of these exercises with them!
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Excellent exercises! I always make an effort to do a good walk warmup but wonder if my horse is bored. These exercises will be great to challenge us both mentally and physically. Your comment about Cathrine Dufour walking her entire test is a wonderful idea! My horse is 21 and we both started back into competition this year after a 9 year hiatus and intend to continue next year. Your advice is perfect to keep the two of us going. Thank you!
Egads, those are lovely halts! Thanks for the guidance Amelia, I hope to bring my green OTTB HJ to you for dressage training! I think I would love one of your clinics!
30 plus and he is still doing a great job - I'm excited that you did this I want to keep him as long as possible and as fit as possible but not work him that anything happens
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I love watching you ! I'm in TN now Il and I lived in IL saw you were at Lamp light on one of your post would of loved to meet you !
Sunny, the horse I ride, is about 20 or so. Thank you for some ideas on how to work with him. I just started riding again last year after 40 years away from the horse world and I need to up my skills! I’m Sunny’s only rider and limited to riding in one small ring, so we need to keep things fresh.
This is exactly what I do for like 90% of my lessons. The horse I ride is only 9, but *I* am 37 and had my second back fracture at 34 😅 plus it's been over 100° most days for the last month and a half. You can do SO MUCH at the walk!
Question: do you ask for a marching walk right away, or do you let the older horse "plod along" around the arena first? My horse is a fit 24, but she does not come out of the gate with a marching walk.
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Hi everyone! How old is your horse????
My old man is 21 in December
My girl turned 20 this year!
My horse is 16. Thanks Amelia.
My Vinny turned 18 this March.
My Hanoverian is 26.
My horse is 25 I'm 80 and we are grateful for this video.
Your amazing! ❤️
Brilliant !😁👍
Wowsy! That's inspiring, Tudor.
Carry on!:)
Goals 😍
Excellent! Keep riding! You inspire me and many others!
My horse is 19 and she is still atheletic!! I am 62. This walking work helps ME with my seat, contact and connection with her. I haven’t ridden for a long time. Happy this gentle way is good for both of us 🙏
Thank you so much for your videos they are so useful. A new yielding one would be great. Found the audio on other difficult. Also would like to know what parts of the body you are moving in yield. Do you place more weight on which side of the saddle etc 🙏
My pony is 20, I'm 72 and have osteoporosis, I still want to ride, and these exercises in walk are great for both of us. Thank you Amelia.
You are so welcome!
My horse is 21, and still very active! I’m 64 and he’s teaching me a lot!
Nice😊
Hi! My mare is 20 and I'm 68. This is a really good video Amelia. Lots of ideas of putting several walk exercises into a session. I can also play around with these anywhere on my little farm. Just doing them out of the arena is more interesting for both of us. This is not boring at all and really good for my horse. I love the nice halts on Kensington!! Very pretty.
M uh oldest horse is 25
My horse is 19, and the best boy 💙 also, he loves to stretch his neck, nose to the ground. Glad to hear this is good/beneficial
Also great exercises for extremely HOT weather. Get a lot done without stressing you or your horse.
My horse is 22 and I'm 74.very helpful video.
My Morgan is 10 years old but he has not had very much training. I have been doing some of these exercises before seeing this video today. I am glad to know i jave been doing the right things but it is also very helpful to be more focused on the details lointed out in this video. Thanks for taking the time to make such informative videos!
Glad this helped you! Keep up the great work!
My horse is 27 and I am 69. Really love these exercises.
Perfect video for bringing back my 22-year-old ride who has just recovered from a mild lower leg injury and is slowly (keyword is slowly) working back up to her trot again. Thanks, Amelia!-your videos rock!
Fingers crossed for a good recovery. Glad the video helped you!
Super helpful video. Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
My Horse is 21 and I am 65 with arthritis. This is all I can do. Thank you for the exercises.
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Love your videos Amelia! My mare is 23 this year and I am 24 🤍 I bought her when I was sixteen with the money I was going to use for college, then she paid me back in scholarships 😉 Love my golden oldies, my first horse was 26 when I got her and she was the best horse anyone could’ve ever asked for. I’ve been so blessed with my older horses!
My Andalusian mares are 18 and her daughter is 11. Thank u for these videos! I’m 75 years young and ride every morning! Lucie Marinov!
That is what I want to do, keep the mother and child together...awe, how nice.
My gelding is 15. These exercises are just what I was looking for! Many thanks for the effort in making this content available to all of us.
I got my first horse 5 months ago. He is 17 and I am 51. I love your video's. I live in the Northern Rivers in New South Wales, Australia.
I'm so glad you enjoy the videos, great to have you here!
My horse is 29 and all of these have been great for him! He is still in great shape and still walk, trot, canters, and jumps but we are trying to let him start to slow down because he is an old guy. My 12 thoroughbred and 6 Welsh have also been enjoying these!
yay team TB!
Thank you, when it's hot and humid walking and gentle exercise is just what we need.
My horse is 23 and I really needed this!!
Good! I'm glad it is helpful
Found this sooo helpful thank you. So glad I’ve found your channel. I have started riding a 17 yr old show horse that hasn’t worked in a few yrs.. neither have I and we’re gaining fitness together so this is lovely. Love the birds chirping in the back too 🥰
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage ☺️ we did these exercises today and incorporated the trot . Keep him focused and once he knew I was asking for a big stretch he kept doing it. So lovely. Thank you. Great session
My girl just turned 27! These are awesome!
I have a 26 year old who I just retired from eventing and a 4 year old that I have just started. Good exercises for both!
My horse is 15. I love these walk exercises for not only my horse but also for my 68 year old self! Thanks
21 years and he's a challenge at the walk! TY for this video!
Haha, you're welcome Ginger!
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I have 2 quarter horses. One is 24, the other is 19. Both are sound and going strong. Thanks Amelia for your video.
This is great. I've had my 26 year old since he was a coming 4 year old. Trained and showed up to Int 1, then heel stuff and ringbone, so I retired him. New farrier approach has gotten him sound enough to ride again. This is basically what I do with him, as well as the 29 year old that I'm also riding. But it's nice to know from a pro that I'm on the right track. Thank you!
It’s also good for older riders! It’s a good way to warm up😊
Thank you Amelia. My lusitano gelding is 18. He is fabulous and we are working towards our bronze medal. We will be showing third level next year. Hopefully we will receive at least one of the scores. Love your videos.
Good luck!!
Great exercises Amelia! My horse is 21 and needs a longer warmup as he (& I) get older. I love these walking exercises on our gentle days. I call these “long & low” days to get him to stretch down. Thank you !
So helpful! Thank you for thinking of the oldies ❤️
My guys are 18 and 19. We’ve started concentrating on walk exercises and it has improved their trot canter work by leaps and bounds.
How timely this is for me. I haven’t ridden for over a month so my horse has been idle also. What a way to start back. Thank you for this
Yes!! For sure!!
26yr old doing Grand Prix till a year & half ago and has had some time off in the mountains now bringing him back into shape for his family. I have been doing all these things as we got started, I am really glad for the confirmation 💕 as I too had been out to pasture… but for far longer than him, 12 years! 😢 Technology in the world has changed so much since I was an assistant trainer. Back then!!🎉 The access to quality trainers as yourself for free is truly incredible 🎉 and I hope it helps more people have enriching lives with Horses. It’s definitely helping me as I return to the greatest love of my life .❤ Amelia you have been my favorite, thank you!
OTTB 12yrs recovered from track double leg fracture - I am 58 (stoke survivor) and the 2 of us are Recovering and Walking together. Thank you for your video guides. Much appreciated.
Sending love and good vibes to both of you!
Love this video!! Thank you!!! Byron loves to walk while doing few!! I do too :) You gave great ideas!!! We do 20 minutes of walk before the trot warm up! Thank you so much!!!
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e welcome and thanks for watching!
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Love this! My mare is 19 and has lymphoma so she has some special issues. We only walk now. We walk around the 20 acre property which has a few hills, but also go in the arena and do some patterns or go into our 'playground' and walk around the obstacles. I mix in some turn on the forehand and rein back as well. She absolutely loves it and has good muscling just from walking.
My horse is 19 and is currently dealing with lameness issues so getting walking exercises we can do is amazing!
Our girl is 23 so thanks for this Amelia. 🥰
Thank you for this! My horse is 18 but still quite reactive and easily distracted. I enjoy walk work, I don’t find it boring at all! When he is moving well he has a long, swinging stride that moves my seat like a wave and that feels so awesome. Always a challenge with him to get the stretch on the buckle though!
My vet said my horse is “aged” and the dentist said he’s 20+ when I told him his ad said he was 17. He’s a wonderful old man and I’m excited to try these exercises with him!
I have a 19 year old APHA gelding with some arthritis and your videos have definitely helped me get him more supple and responsive!
OH! And not to mention high heat days! That is precious for those too!
Thanks Amelia, My horse is 17 and I can spend to much time at the trot and canter. This is a great demonstration on getting Mirage loose and on the bit in a really beneficial way.
I have a 16 yr old Trak/X gelding and a 6 yr old WB mare. Lucky us, they have alot of turnout as I have them at home.
Your guidance got me and the young mare through the dangers of her early months of regular work - she's a delight thanks to your instruction and wisdom.
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Great video. So much softness and relaxation can be created by taking her advice. My old trainer used to say that everything you want to do at the trot and canter needs to be perfected at the walk first, so spend a lot of time doing it at the walk.
My horse just turned 6, and we are brand new to Dressage. I love your walk exercises to practice my seat position, and what I do with my hands, legs and elbows. It’s soooo different than hunter/jumpers. Thank you 😊
This is very helpful as I have two older geldings, 20 & 23. Sometimes I just don’t have the energy for a high intensity workout so it’s good to see that we can still have a productive ride without trotting and cantering. Thanks Amelia.
Yes for sure!! You can do a lot at the walk!
All excellent tips! What I do with my 18 yo WB. We both have injuries and some arthritis, so walk work is our best investment of time.
Thank you so much for this video! The Thoroughbred I lease is 21 this year so these exercises are perfect for him.
Great video, I have a 28 year old mare that I still ride. She really helps me work on my position. I seem to need more time in the saddle then my main riding horse needs worked. And she loves the attention, she does not want to be just a pasture pet.
Thank you for this, my main ride is 19. Thank you for this video....... it will be perfect for her.....
My horse is just coming back to work after 7 months off. I've been searching for good videos on the walk. Thank you!! Love your content. Very helpful.
She just turned 4, but we loove your videos and all of your tips:)
I have two gaited mares. These walking exercises are just what they need to improve their other gaits. I would be further ahead focusing on the exercises in the walk for both my horses and myself. Thank you for making a better world for riders and horses.
Amelia, your videos are such treasures, THANK YOU for being there! I'm in the process of buying my first horse after years of riding school horses and half-boards, and of course I'll start safely and slowly with my new horse in the arena, and that is just perfect! She's 11.
I'm so glad you're enjoying them!
My horse is only 11, but we are starting our show experience and we need to practice the walk and keeping my horses attention. I am having knee replacement in 2 weeks, so when I start back riding, these exercises will be good for us to practice. My trainer will be riding him for about 2 months and then I will start back. Thank you!
Hi Lynda!
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@@AmeliaNewcombDressage , I already am, I think. I am in the middle of a few of your classes! I will listening to them a lot when I am rehabbing!
my quarter horse is 27 today! yeah...thanks for this video.
My boy is 11 but out of work for a few months, my anxiety is kicking in so you've given me something to start back on without stressing him or me. Will watch this again just before I ride. Find your instruction and videos so easy to understand. Much appreciated!
My Marimba Lipizzaner is 26 i luv her so much.i am 70. I love this video. Thanks
This was awesome. My horse is 17, but just getting back into work after 4 years off, so this seems perfect.
Lovely.video...lovely bird songs!!
She's 8 this year but returning to work from an injury in May, thank you for this video!!
Hi just subscribed and absolutely !!!!! loving ALL the videos, my Aust Stock Horse is 9 but I believe to many people forget the walk it is so important especially dressage and I am 61 she is prelim novice and I hope to take her up through all the levels before I get too old !!!!!
Thank you for sharing! I love hearing from riders. And age is just a number, that's the best part about dressage, you can do it forever! Are you coming to my webinar on rider position today? Would love to have you: amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-position-webinar-23/
My horse is 22 and has done a lot of miles as a Connemara jumping pony. We only hack and a little school work now. He loves hacking and is very forward going. He can’t bend very well now so it’s great to have some ideas on how to keep him well. Marching is something he loves so I’ll do that as he is very stiff thank you - funny we pronounce it a serpent’i’ne in the UK ha ha. I’ve also been trying to say ‘head down’ which seems to help him stretch too. Thanks for this fantastic video x
Great video! I returned to the show ring this summer after a 9 year hiatus. Competing at 2nd level with a 21 year old gelding. We are doing well and given his breeding and build (TB/Paint/Clyde) he is quite athletic but I received judge's comments about increasing "lateral suppleness" .... that will be part of our goal over the winter and your videos will be a wonderful tool to help us school! Thank you!
That sounds like an excellent plan! Keep me updated!
I have a 28-year old that I still ride casually and also training my 5-year old! Agree that these are great exercises for both!!
Great video and timely. My ottb is only 16, have had him 12 years. Tore his suspensory this winter just out in pasture and have just learned his injury also shows degeneration in BOTH hind suspensories!. So walking and trail riding is now what we are limited to as he can tolerate. Thank you for the reminder that there is so much we can still do at the walk.
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that Liz! But glad you get to still trail ride with him!
I have just got a new horse, an 11-yr-old percheron cross trained to drive and used for driving and trail riding before I bought her. This purchase followed buying a horse (a thoroughbred whose background I knew virtually nothing about) that was too much for my skill level and getting bucked off twice (once breaking my collarbone), and before that not riding for at least 8 years apart from dressage lessons in 2020-21. My confidence is pretty low and my fear level is pretty high. I need to build up my confidence and until I know this horse really well (what she knows and doesn't know and how she behaves in an arena) I love the idea of doing all of this at the walk. When I took lessons, I wanted to be able to get on the lesson horse and spend ten minutes just at a walk, feeling the horse, getting my seat and position and balance right, breathing and calming myself. I rarely got to do that in a lesson, but even if I could grab 2 minutes, it was better than nothing. This video, along with your video on ground exercises for confidence, will give me some things I can do, and make progress in her training, to regain the confidence I used to have before moving on to trot and canter work.
27 years old and killing it! 🔥
Great advice for an older horse - or for any horse that just needs a day to reboot. I have a regular walk day in the program with my horse (18 years young). I'll warm him up on a long rein just as you showed and will progress to leg yields, walk halt transitions, longitudinal stretches, etc. If he's feeling pretty good, we'll do a sequence of shoulder fore, shoulder in, shoulder in-to-renvers, travers, all going large or on nothing smaller than a three loop serpentine. I call it our Horsey Yoga workout. :)
My horse is 24 and a dream horse. We thank you so much for this advice!!!
My horse is 21. I am almost 60 and we have been together for all of her life. She has been ridden western, done a bit of jumping (not with permission, mind you), been ridden bareback for 10 years (finally had a saddle built for her), and now dressage. She is an Appy/QH/Percheron cross and we are perfect for each other. I love that, through dressage, we have managed to change her body weight/muscle distribution and helped her to become fitter and healthier. My coach and I haven't cantered her in 2 years because her body and balance were just not ready.
Super helpful. I just watched it again.
I am so happy to see this video! My Paint gelding is 20 years old, and just did his first rated show earlier this month. I was looking for ways to help him with suppleness that wouldn't be hard on him since he was a western pleasure horse in his previous life. I do a lot of walk in our warm up, so this will give it more focus. Thank you!
My mare is 19 so these walk exercises were very helpful. I really enjoy your training videos. 😊
My horse is in his middle teens so I really appreciate this. The video validated my wanting to exercise gently some days. 🥰
My horse is 15 but recovering from some soreness in her back and we’re working on walk only right now so this is great!!
With my horse I had / have to spend a lot of time in the walk. You're right, it's not boring when you're focused on the specifics.
That's it! There's so much nuance to working with our horses, staying at walk doesn't need to be boring!
I have a 16 yr old and a 7 yr old that has only been ridden several times. These will be Good for both of them and for me!
Hi Amelia, I want to thank you for all of your videos they’ve been so helpful and complementary to my lessons. I have two pair horses sisters that are 14 and 15. We did our first show this past weekend and we progressed with every ride top score being a 69%! I’m very happy with how we both performed even in the pouring rain.
I hear your voice in my ear many times while I’m riding.
Thanks again and keep What you are doing.
My mare is 20.. super walk workouts. Thank you!
Very nice video. So much to be done at the walk. Very well done.
What a pretty arena!
My horse is 17 and I am 23. He’s my best friend and he thinks he’s younger than my 2yo 😅 thank you for all your advice and videos! Love them
My horse is 19 but acts like a foal most of the time 😂 thanks for this Amelia!
I have a 15 year old that's speedy and sensitive to leg and can even be a bit stressed under saddle, and an 18 year old ex lesson horse that is dull to any leg pressure. I just moved them home and I'm going to try some of these exercises with them!
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I commented on one of your videos a while back. I just wanted to say that I finally got a horse. She is a 7 year old Mustang/warmblood
Yay!! Congrats!!
Excellent exercises! I always make an effort to do a good walk warmup but wonder if my horse is bored. These exercises will be great to challenge us both mentally and physically. Your comment about Cathrine Dufour walking her entire test is a wonderful idea! My horse is 21 and we both started back into competition this year after a 9 year hiatus and intend to continue next year. Your advice is perfect to keep the two of us going. Thank you!
The walk is such a powerful (and sometimes over looked) warm up tool! Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for being here!
Egads, those are lovely halts! Thanks for the guidance Amelia, I hope to bring my green OTTB HJ to you for dressage training! I think I would love one of your clinics!
30 plus and he is still doing a great job - I'm excited that you did this I want to keep him as long as possible and as fit as possible but not work him that anything happens
Wow!! That’s great!!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I love watching you ! I'm in TN now Il and I lived in IL saw you were at Lamp light on one of your post would of loved to meet you !
Thanks, I like walking, these are great exercises.
Glad you like them!
My OTTB is only 15, but has all the track injuries. He needs a lllooonnnnggg warm up. Great tips Amelia!
I always love your videos! I learn a lot and apply it to my horse who is a jumper!
Sunny, the horse I ride, is about 20 or so. Thank you for some ideas on how to work with him. I just started riding again last year after 40 years away from the horse world and I need to up my skills! I’m Sunny’s only rider and limited to riding in one small ring, so we need to keep things fresh.
This is exactly what I do for like 90% of my lessons. The horse I ride is only 9, but *I* am 37 and had my second back fracture at 34 😅 plus it's been over 100° most days for the last month and a half. You can do SO MUCH at the walk!
this is a great video. deep diving at the walk! thank you, Amelia
My horse is 17 and we love walk exercises
Question: do you ask for a marching walk right away, or do you let the older horse "plod along" around the arena first? My horse is a fit 24, but she does not come out of the gate with a marching walk.