I've had over ten years of professional Dressage training and this was never presented in such a clear way. Don't think I really understood before you. Thank you!
This was such a helpful video. I've been riding since I was a kid, now I am 29 and I've never been explained the weight aids in such a simple way. They should tell this in each riding school. Everyone talks about weight aids, but nobody explains it.
omg! i have been riding for 20 years and the light bulbs just went off!! Never ever ever had seat aids explained to me like this. Found your channel because I am about to start a 5.5 yo mare. I also am a trainer so the "clock" analogy has just blown my mind! my students will be able to relate to this! You are amazing and I am addicted!! My 18yo OTTB mare wishes I found this video 11 years ago :)
LOVE the clock analogy and thank you for explaining the seat is not just my butt but also thighs. Very helpful. I’m going to use the clock analogy with my students. You are brilliant!!! ❤
It is nice you are discussing the weight aids. They are like a hidden secret in the horse world! Sylvia loch was my first educator as to the weight aid. Then I found Philippe Karl. PK really clarified things big time! Keep up the videos! They are needed! ❤❤
I used to ride as a kid but school horses that were on auto pilot and now I finally have my old horse as an adult. I am absolutely hopeless with turns and your clock analogy is the first time the penny dropped. I always put my outside leg on to turn when all I needed to do is use weight aids as everyone explains it as leg without explaining the weight. Thank you for going to the basics in your video as it’s so easy to understand
I have learned 100x more from you than any other channel. You’re so great at explaining things and the way you understand horses. My horse is grateful for you.
Your videos are so helpful because you explain things in such clear, plain terms. I've never heard seat aids or even in passing the half halt explained so clearly. I also really benefited from your other video about the movement of the rider in sitting trot. I've had coaches tell me "push your belly out" "pull your belly button to your spine" "bounce with your horse" "go with horse's movement". But the mechanics of the humans hips in order to do that was never explained to me in the way you did on that video. Now I really like sitting the trot and work without stirrups doesn't fill me with dread that I'm gonna feel like I've spent time hooked up to a paint mixer! Please keep making videos - they are so helpful.
So. I went riding this evening. Sat on my horse. No real warm up. Sent him on and no reins or leg aids just connected with 3 o’clock. He did a turn! I mean later in the lesson a fox jumped out of the bushes and scared the crap out of him and be bucked me off and I got dumped hard. BUT! The point is I was able to practice just using my seat to talk to him and he listened. It was a great ride apart from his near death experience with a predator which he dumped me to get eaten by it and he saved his own life. Lol
I’m fine. No worries. Just one of those freak unlucky things. Nothing to be done for it. I’ll be back in the saddle soon enough again. :). In the mean time I’ll catch up on your playlist of lessons.
I am very glad to hear that 🙂. I have come off many times over the years and hate the stiffness that you have to put up with for a few days. Enjoy you time watching videos 😊
🎉thank you so so much. I m a beginner and the way you explain it is so clear. Learning how to ride at 50 is quite a challenge but watching your video’s really helps to prepare me for class. Thanks a lot!!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson! You have made this so clear and easy to understand, what a brilliant way to explain the nuances of a good seat. Immediate new subscriber!
Had to watch another video b/c you explain things so well. I have learned to use my seat but this will teach me to use it more efficiently. [As mentioned before, I had no clue about aids for the first 30 years of riding -- I just hopped on with or without a saddle, pulled the rein right or left, kicked my horse with my heels, took off, and pulled the reins when I wanted to stop - never in a harsh way; I've always been conscientious!! It worked fine but I remember my last horse, a trained OTTB fussing with my riding but she finally just learned to work with it. When I got the horse I own now, also an OTTB, he was having nothing to do with my riding methods and acted out and that is when I discovered that I had a LOT to learn -- and what a great opportunity it has been for me. There is so much to learn and it is so rewarding when I understand something new and my horse rewards me with his understanding also!! I appreciate your videos!
@@BasicHorseTraining I agree! Thinking of the clock made perfect sense to me. I've been taught to use seat aids, but I feel like I'm not very good at it. I feel certain that this will help me improve greatly!
Hi Josie…I am a beginner and your explanations in this video were so clear for me. I used the clock analogy in my lesson today and without any other aid apart from seat I was able to transition to the trot so easily and smoothly. Thank you.
Hi Josie, I am new to your channel and so glad I found you! Love your explanations and how you emphasise the importance of the seat. Really looking forward to more imformative videos!
Priceless! I'm a visual and tactile learner and the vision of the saddle being a clock and how and when to use it is clear. You also mentioned not having to squeeze your fist to stop because spider listened to your 6 o'clock and weight aids. Would love to hear more about using these subliminal rein aids which we don't see, but are so important. Thank you.
This is a brilliant way of describing the seat/weight aids - brilliant visual and the specific of “6:00 for one stride and then 10/11:00” was extremely helpful for timing. So often my instructor will tell me to weight seat or leg and I leave it on too long because I am not sure of the timing - this is really clarifying! Please can you do more of this with description of where you are on the clock at different gaits/transitions? Thank you so much!
Very good description!! I would love to see you you do a video going into great detail like this on using your weight aids and your other aids for lateral movements and where the seat and weight should be and the use of any other aids with the lateral movements like Shoulder fore/shoulder in, leg yield, ect
I do have a leg yield one Kathy but I don't remember if I went into detail with the weight aid so thank you for those suggestions I will certainly do some 🙂
I watched this last year when it first went up and it came up in my feed today and watched it again. Still super helpful and noticed a couple of new things to practice. Thanks, Josie.
The half halt is to warn the horse something is coming and I try to time it so I can get him take a little more weight behind (on his outside hind leg as that is the one he pushes into canter with) so the transition will be more balanced. We should half halt before every transition including transitions within gaits. I hope that answers your questions 😊
@@BasicHorseTraining I know!!!😁😁😁 I remember the first ever video I saw of you guys and he was messing with stuff with his mouth, typical playful gelding. I absolutely fell in love with him in an instant💛
I'm doing so good with my horse can I ask can I do this with my horse she is a jumper horse and I want thank you I'm doing so good with my horse and I like your videos that you do with it is helping my how to ride my horse Nannette
You are the best to learn from, thank you! Random Question: do you ask for “forward” first and then collection, OR do you ask for collection starting before even the first step. I have two trainers who say different things.
That’s an easy one for me. Forward comes before everything. Collection is actually collection of the forward movement. There is no collection without forward but you can have forward without collection 🙂
I'm glad I'm helping 😊 Boots depend on your budget. The one's I'm wearing are König. They are made to measure and cost me $1100 but I have had them for 7 years and I wear them all day 6 days a week so they as worth every cent I paid for them. I used to go through a pair of chaps and boots at least every 4-6 months and they would cost me $400 each time So I went with a good pair of boots and my next pair will be Königs too 🙂
What do you mean when you want to halt or down transition when you say 6 o'clock, what are you you physically doing with your weight. I just don't understand using seat aids!
Interesting! I am thought the opposite: weight to 6 o’clock to activate hindlegs and go forward; weight to 12 o’clock to slow down… What is the logic, in a bio-mechanical view?
Me too. Definetly not go to 6 o'clock for half halt. Otherwise this is great explanation. But my horse wont get it though if I do exact opposite suddenly 🙈
Yassin, quickly learn and horse riding doesn't really go together. It is not something you can learn quickly but if you want to take the shortest route to be a good rider take the time in the beginning to find and develop your balance on the horse. 🙂 These are some exercises that will help you th-cam.com/video/n4sY_XSyC4c/w-d-xo.html
I really have nothing against naming a Horse "Spider". I really like how your horses are named. Unless you start calling them: "squirel" "rabbit" "cat" "dog" "cow"...
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If you want to look polished and elegant on your horse you need to learn to use your seat - I hope this video helps.
When I come to halt, am I supposed to tighten my stomach muscles too?
I've had over ten years of professional Dressage training and this was never presented in such a clear way. Don't think I really understood before you. Thank you!
You are welcome
This was such a helpful video. I've been riding since I was a kid, now I am 29 and I've never been explained the weight aids in such a simple way. They should tell this in each riding school. Everyone talks about weight aids, but nobody explains it.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😊
omg! i have been riding for 20 years and the light bulbs just went off!! Never ever ever had seat aids explained to me like this. Found your channel because I am about to start a 5.5 yo mare. I also am a trainer so the "clock" analogy has just blown my mind! my students will be able to relate to this! You are amazing and I am addicted!! My 18yo OTTB mare wishes I found this video 11 years ago :)
Better now than never ... that's what I think when I find thing I wish I knew years ago. I'm glad you like my channel Kelly 🙏
LOVE the clock analogy and thank you for explaining the seat is not just my butt but also thighs. Very helpful. I’m going to use the clock analogy with my students. You are brilliant!!! ❤
I hope it helps 😊
It is nice you are discussing the weight aids. They are like a hidden secret in the horse world!
Sylvia loch was my first educator as to the weight aid. Then I found Philippe Karl. PK really clarified things big time!
Keep up the videos! They are needed! ❤❤
I used to ride as a kid but school horses that were on auto pilot and now I finally have my old horse as an adult. I am absolutely hopeless with turns and your clock analogy is the first time the penny dropped. I always put my outside leg on to turn when all I needed to do is use weight aids as everyone explains it as leg without explaining the weight. Thank you for going to the basics in your video as it’s so easy to understand
Oh my, besides of wonderful and helpful lesson you giving us, your hirse is one of the most beautiful creature I have ever seen ❤
I have learned 100x more from you than any other channel. You’re so great at explaining things and the way you understand horses. My horse is grateful for you.
Thank has really made my day. Thank you M P 🙏
I love the flat bottom canoe image. really helped.
I absolutely love your way of teaching. Clear, simple and to the point. Just found your channel. Thank you 🙏
Your videos are so helpful because you explain things in such clear, plain terms. I've never heard seat aids or even in passing the half halt explained so clearly. I also really benefited from your other video about the movement of the rider in sitting trot. I've had coaches tell me "push your belly out" "pull your belly button to your spine" "bounce with your horse" "go with horse's movement". But the mechanics of the humans hips in order to do that was never explained to me in the way you did on that video. Now I really like sitting the trot and work without stirrups doesn't fill me with dread that I'm gonna feel like I've spent time hooked up to a paint mixer! Please keep making videos - they are so helpful.
So. I went riding this evening. Sat on my horse. No real warm up. Sent him on and no reins or leg aids just connected with 3 o’clock. He did a turn! I mean later in the lesson a fox jumped out of the bushes and scared the crap out of him and be bucked me off and I got dumped hard. BUT! The point is I was able to practice just using my seat to talk to him and he listened. It was a great ride apart from his near death experience with a predator which he dumped me to get eaten by it and he saved his own life. Lol
I'm glad that he listened to your seat but I really hope you didn't get hurt falling off 😕
I’m fine. No worries. Just one of those freak unlucky things. Nothing to be done for it. I’ll be back in the saddle soon enough again. :). In the mean time I’ll catch up on your playlist of lessons.
I am very glad to hear that 🙂. I have come off many times over the years and hate the stiffness that you have to put up with for a few days. Enjoy you time watching videos 😊
Your work is so much fun. I love the clock idea, for weight aids. Thank you so much for doing these videos.
Your welcome
Omg Josie, where have you been all my life. This is awesome no one has ever explained it like this and it makes so much sense . Thank you so much
You're so welcome!
Very good and your horse is amazing! You explain everything very easily 👍🏻
🎉thank you so so much. I m a beginner and the way you explain it is so clear. Learning how to ride at 50 is quite a challenge but watching your video’s really helps to prepare me for class. Thanks a lot!!!
Brilliantly explained! Love it!! ❤ Thank you 🙏!!
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson! You have made this so clear and easy to understand, what a brilliant way to explain the nuances of a good seat. Immediate new subscriber!
I enjoy and get so much from your videos, thank you for making your lessons so clear and understandable.
I’m so glad they are helpful Jeanne.
Had to watch another video b/c you explain things so well. I have learned to use my seat but this will teach me to use it more efficiently. [As mentioned before, I had no clue about aids for the first 30 years of riding -- I just hopped on with or without a saddle, pulled the rein right or left, kicked my horse with my heels, took off, and pulled the reins when I wanted to stop - never in a harsh way; I've always been conscientious!! It worked fine but I remember my last horse, a trained OTTB fussing with my riding but she finally just learned to work with it. When I got the horse I own now, also an OTTB, he was having nothing to do with my riding methods and acted out and that is when I discovered that I had a LOT to learn -- and what a great opportunity it has been for me. There is so much to learn and it is so rewarding when I understand something new and my horse rewards me with his understanding also!! I appreciate your videos!
Thank you Nancy and thank yo for telling me a little about you and your horse life 🙂
Love the clock analogy, it really made sense to me!
So glad it makes sense 😊
@@BasicHorseTraining I agree! Thinking of the clock made perfect sense to me. I've been taught to use seat aids, but I feel like I'm not very good at it. I feel certain that this will help me improve greatly!
Hi Josie…I am a beginner and your explanations in this video were so clear for me. I used the clock analogy in my lesson today and without any other aid apart from seat I was able to transition to the trot so easily and smoothly. Thank you.
Wonderful!
thank you!! finally makes sense
really good Josie I love that you have simple explanations.
Thanks so much Josie. The clock analogy really works for me. Your videos are excellent.
I’m glad it helped Cheryle. Thanks for taking the time to comment 😊
Thanks so much - your instructions are easy to understand and follow. Keep up the good work 👍
Only a few channels I learn from and this is one of them. Amazing 👏 thank you!!!! ❤️
Oh thank you. I’m glad you find the videos helpful 🙏🏻
It absolutely MAKES MY DAY to see Spider, I just love this guy😌💛
🤗 me too!
@@BasicHorseTraining so glad he’s feeling better now 😁
Hi Josie, I am new to your channel and so glad I found you! Love your explanations and how you emphasise the importance of the seat. Really looking forward to more imformative videos!
Welcome and thank you for the feedback. I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment 😊
Nice training video, keep up the good work I look forward to seeing you on Fridays,thanks again.
Thank you so much Ron. You don’t know how much your kind words mean. ☺️
Love your videos
Hi!🤠 Thanks a lot, for taking your time and effort to show your very good tips..!!👌🙏🥰
You are welcome 🙂
Thank you so much!! 👍
Priceless! I'm a visual and tactile learner and the vision of the saddle being a clock and how and when to use it is clear. You also mentioned not having to squeeze your fist to stop because spider listened to your 6 o'clock and weight aids. Would love to hear more about using these subliminal rein aids which we don't see, but are so important. Thank you.
Such a fantastic explanation! Tried this today on my VERY speedy arab gelding and it slowed him down to listen to me!' Ty so much! You are a star!
You are very welcome Claire 🙂
Lightbulbs going off! Did riding just recently evolve, because why haven't I heard this explained so simply before? Many thanks!
You are welcome 😊
This is a brilliant way of describing the seat/weight aids - brilliant visual and the specific of “6:00 for one stride and then 10/11:00” was extremely helpful for timing. So often my instructor will tell me to weight seat or leg and I leave it on too long because I am not sure of the timing - this is really clarifying! Please can you do more of this with description of where you are on the clock at different gaits/transitions? Thank you so much!
I will certainly do some more MaryAnn. Thank you for your feedback. 😊
Very good description!! I would love to see you you do a video going into great detail like this on using your weight aids and your other aids for lateral movements and where the seat and weight should be and the use of any other aids with the lateral movements like Shoulder fore/shoulder in, leg yield, ect
I do have a leg yield one Kathy but I don't remember if I went into detail with the weight aid so thank you for those suggestions I will certainly do some 🙂
I'm loving your videos, thank you. The way you explain is so helpful and informative, 🤗🙏
This was incredibly good. Thank you!
Glad you liked it
I watched this last year when it first went up and it came up in my feed today and watched it again. Still super helpful and noticed a couple of new things to practice. Thanks, Josie.
It's funny how you come back to things and then learn some more. I do that all the time 🙂
Thanks great analogy with the clock face 😃😃😃
Very welcome 😀
interesting and useful breakdown
Thanks Josie, I really enjoy your videos. And this one is great! Nice and simple with great analogy with the clock.
And just a question "why do you use half-halt before you ask for canter?" Is this to alert the horse to a change/request?
The half halt is to warn the horse something is coming and I try to time it so I can get him take a little more weight behind (on his outside hind leg as that is the one he pushes into canter with) so the transition will be more balanced.
We should half halt before every transition including transitions within gaits. I hope that answers your questions 😊
@@BasicHorseTraining definitely! Thanks :-))
Thank u that was very helpful
Your welcome 😊
This was so helpful, I've been working on this with my trainer and the clock analogy helps me connect the dots and see what I'm missing! Thank you!
You are welcome 🤗
Thank you!
Your welcome 🙂
why haven't i ever heard of this before!
Good grief- that is a hunky horse. Gorgeous! Yikes! Wow! I’m in love.
What a good boy😁💛
He always is 🥰
@@BasicHorseTraining I know!!!😁😁😁
I remember the first ever video I saw of you guys and he was messing with stuff with his mouth, typical playful gelding. I absolutely fell in love with him in an instant💛
I'm doing so good with my horse can I ask can I do this with my horse she is a jumper horse and I want thank you I'm doing so good with my horse and I like your videos that you do with it is helping my how to ride my horse Nannette
You are the best to learn from, thank you! Random Question: do you ask for “forward” first and then collection, OR do you ask for collection starting before even the first step. I have two trainers who say different things.
That’s an easy one for me. Forward comes before everything. Collection is actually collection of the forward movement. There is no collection without forward but you can have forward without collection 🙂
Learning so much since following you. Recommendations on great riding boots?
I'm glad I'm helping 😊 Boots depend on your budget. The one's I'm wearing are König. They are made to measure and cost me $1100 but I have had them for 7 years and I wear them all day 6 days a week so they as worth every cent I paid for them. I used to go through a pair of chaps and boots at least every 4-6 months and they would cost me $400 each time So I went with a good pair of boots and my next pair will be Königs too 🙂
5:50 How exactly did you put extra weight at the 12 o'clock spot?
See if this helps you th-cam.com/video/y7zpeYQop24/w-d-xo.html
What do you mean when you want to halt or down transition when you say 6 o'clock, what are you you physically doing with your weight. I just don't understand using seat aids!
Interesting! I am thought the opposite: weight to 6 o’clock to activate hindlegs and go forward; weight to 12 o’clock to slow down… What is the logic, in a bio-mechanical view?
Me too. Definetly not go to 6 o'clock for half halt. Otherwise this is great explanation. But my horse wont get it though if I do exact opposite suddenly 🙈
Please I am a beginner, what do you advise me, I want to quickly learn what video you recommend me to watch
Yassin, quickly learn and horse riding doesn't really go together. It is not something you can learn quickly but if you want to take the shortest route to be a good rider take the time in the beginning to find and develop your balance on the horse. 🙂
These are some exercises that will help you th-cam.com/video/n4sY_XSyC4c/w-d-xo.html
@@BasicHorseTraining thanks a lot dear
Hello, would it be possible to do lessons from the UK somehow? Thanks x
To be honest I'm not sure. If you find a way I would be more than happy to help you 😊
@@BasicHorseTraining Thank you!❤️ Could I contact you via email or such?
Yes no worries. josie@basichorsetraining.com 😊
@@BasicHorseTraining thank you 😊x
I really have nothing against naming a Horse "Spider". I really like how your horses are named.
Unless you start calling them:
"squirel"
"rabbit"
"cat"
"dog"
"cow"...
Hai medam
Hello
Thanks!
Thank you so very much. You are very kind. 😊 💗