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Thank you so much for this. In 50 years of riding you are the only instructor who has explained WHICH muscles to use in half halts. What is really interesting is that I have actually used the correct muscles doing half halts in walk and trot and the wrong ones in canter. My horse has trouble organising her big canter and my half halts were causing her to break into trot. I am so exited to ride with more awareness of what I am doing today. On Saturday I am competing in my first show in 8 years, first ever for my horse. I will be the oldest rider competing at 64. So exited but also a little apprehensive.
Sabine I'm so delighted to hear this helped you! And GOOD LUCK 🍀 at the show this weekend! So exciting to be bringing your horse for the first time! Also, I'm giving a free Dressage Training Scale Webinar on Sunday 12th! I'd love you to join! You can sign up at the link below. Hopefully see you there! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalewebinar/
Yes it was really helpfull! We have a 3,5 year old pony and he finds it really hard to go from the trot to the walk and from the walk to halt. And when I aks him that than he puts his neck forward and doesnt’t respond so I’m gonna try it out and see if it helps!!
Maybe explain how to differentiate the obliques from .. the “abs”.. obliques are part of the abs and if you contract one part they all engage.. also glute medius.. how to feel the separation between contracting medius vs Maximus.. Good tips but this needs more explanation .. maybe off the horse?
Thank you so much for breaking the half halt down and describing what muscles to use and which muscles NOT to use. Perfect explanation on video and in written introduction.
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This is the best explanation of the half half that I have ever heard. I’ve ridden with many instructors and a few clinicians and no one has ever told me which muscles to use or how to apply them in rhythm with the gaits. Thank you so much!
Thank you for providing clarity on the half halt. I will be trying to feel these specific muscles next time I ride. I appreciate being given such concrete explanations. I always feel like I need the steps to be broken down into little digestible pieces and you never fail to provide something so understandable. Thank you!
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This is the best explanation with a demonstration of half-halt I've seen in my years of following rider instruction videos. I like the use of a consequence aid which incorporates the reins and is followed by a rein-back and the portion about half-halting at the canter.
This was so helpful! Now it makes sense why my horse curls and becomes heavy on the forehand when I half-halt in the canter. Definitely going to be paying close attention to timing from now on
Fabulous explanation of how to half half correctly using the right muscles. I'm particularly impressed with the half halt at canter when the mane is up - a wonderful visual aid. 👏👏👏👏
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HI Amelia, This video and explanation were excellent -- and something that has never been explained to me so clearly -- by any trainer. I can't wait to try this tomorrow!
I’m a jumper getting into dressage after not riding much since having my 3 boys and this was so helpful! My last lesson my half halt looked exactly like the abs and glute max example, thank you for explaining this, I have some work to do to feel those other muscles and half halt properly!
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Thank you, excellent and clear. I see I’ve been using wrong muscles, so need to adopt my half halt. I felt indeed as you said ‘disconnected a bit for a while from the horse and saddle’, but now realized why. This is so good and so important I watched this video a few times in a raw. Need to practice it and impatiently waiting for my tomorrow training.
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I love these but would like to see you riding some of these on naughty horses. Like the first half is on a well-trained horse, and then you have a horse who is less well-trained.
If the horse does not listen to the half-halt, you may need to come to a full halt or even a rein back to get your point across. I will try to get some more video on more difficult horses.
Hi Amelia, Clearly explained, and I am not so experid that I can make a half halt with my core. But when I want to Canter, I first make a halfhalt and than horse is ready and allert to made the canter transition. Thank you, from Holland 🇳🇱🇳🇱
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Thank you so much! I’m riding a horse that doesn’t understand bit connection, he has a lot of whoa and a lot of go. He’s very sensitive to my leg and seat, but the only time he responds to half halts are with the reins.
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Do you do the halt by doing multiple half halt? How do you then do a precise halt like en dressage down the middle line? And how does the horse know when to stay in canter or do a downward transition to trot when you are doing the half halts? Thanks for very very wonderful videos! Regards
@Amelia Newcomb there is the question regarding glute med. You have said you are using these muscles - does it mean, that you open your hips rather than close them? In other words - you are loosing/relaxing your adductors (the inside part of your upper leg, I mean - thigh), aren't you? Or maybe only you feel your glute is working, as a streching, while in fact adductors are working? I would be appreciate if you could answer my question. PS. I love your instructions!:)
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When I ride what I believe to be a half halt, how do I know it had an effect on my horse? How do I know it “went through”. Do I feel the effects cumulatively? For example, one half halt before, let’s say a flying change, has no effect on the horse that I can feel. So I feel like I ride the “half halts” mechanically because I’m supposed to. A series of half halts ridden mindfully improves the rhythm and tempo, the contact/connection and lifts the horse’s back. He gives me a place to sit and his movement is easy to follow but this is done over 10 minutes or so and can’t be duplicated with one or a series of half halts before, for example, a corner or a transition or a half pass. You ride the half halt, assuming you have enough energy to do it but it has either no effect or makes the horse slow down and lose energy. I’ve been riding for 63 years and 35 of them in amateur dressage to PSG. I understand that I’m asking a question that has no simple answer but I think it’s important to getting at the purpose of dressage and the essential elements that get lost in the confusion of aids needed at the upper levels. The experience is also transient. Some days you wonder why you thought it was so hard and some days you feel like you’ve never sat on a horse, so when I watch a demonstration for half halts, I always come back to this dilemma. Thankfully I have a good trainer who rides my horse and rescues him from my good intentions. 😊
Hey Shirley, Half-halts are such a huge topic (as I know you know!), I guess that simple answer is: You feel a response in the way of going. I have a half-halt workshop on sale right now that you might want to check out (or anyone else reading this might be interested in): dressage-training-progress.teachable.com/p/half-halt?coupon_code=SPOOKY2&product_id=3738985
Fantastic explanation….. isn’t the papas also a great stabilization muscle in the half half as well? I use it in the visualization using that muscle group to gather the energy since it connects at the back also. You may have included it in the obliques as well. I love the difference between lazy and hot that’s soooo awesome 👏🏼 Love the canter explanation as well.
Haha yes! Stabilization muscles are key! Outer muscles tend to just crunch us forward. Thanks for watching. Also, I'm giving a free Dressage Training Scale Webinar on Sunday 12th! I'd love you to join! You can sign up at the link below. Hopefully see you there! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalewebinar/
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Thank you for discussing the timing and strength of the half halt at the canter. I think I am using too strong a half halt at the canter and thus my horse breaks into trot. Lightbulb!!!
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Thankyou thankyou.. I've been asking this to ppl for years ... no one could tell me ... so I train horse and ppl in saying using your wee muscles ... like u need to pee or pelvic floors ( do men have these maybe y term seat so vague !! ) or keep husband happy muscles ;)
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I loved your explanation of when to half halt at the canter when the mane is flying UP. But I have a Norwegian Fjord and they have roached manes. So, what would the tip be for me to determine when the upbeat of the canter occurs?
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I’m still very much a novice rider, 6 months in with a fantastic coach. I’m struggling with my timing of the half halt in rising trot - sometimes my horse gets too fast. Can I use a rein aid as well to slow him?
You can, but know it will never be a true half-halt/ the more educated way of slowing your horse down as it will be happening front to back, instead of back to front (where they can balance themselves properly). But by all means, when you're learning and you need to slow your horse down for safety, use your reins!
Hi Amelia! Thank you for doing this video. With regard to trot work over cavelletti, would you recommend half halts on the approach? I'm wanting to feel more steady and balanced just before trotting over the ground poles. Curious to know your thoughts.
I would half halt to rebalance if the horse was rushing but if they've got a good rhythm then there's no need. But it's good practice to get the horse to concentrate and engage just before the cavaletti. By the way, I'm giving a free webinar on the Dressage Training Scale, you will find it really helpful with your journey! You can sign up at the link below! I would love to see you there! But if you can't make it, sign up anyway as we can send you the recording! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalewebinar
Re timing at the trot: Starting at about minute 3:55, it looks like you're timing your HH as the outside hind comes forward and lands. (I don't think people should base their timing on what the FRONT end is doing; that just distracts them from the real engine of engagement, the hind end. But, outside hind = inside fore.) I slowed the replay to quarter-speed to see this more clearly. That caused gradual shortening of the trot over the five repeated half-halts. Is my perception correct? If so, it would be handy for posting trot too, as the rider would be seated at the moment you need to use your leg.
Hi Mary Kaye, Thanks for the close observations, yes I completely agree with you. Half halting should be an engagement of the hind so it the half halt should be at the moment of or just before the hind is on the ground. 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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Yes, it does! When you're on the correct diagonal (rising with the outside foreleg), you are sitting when the inside hind is on the ground, and that is when you want to half-halt!
You want to half-halt when you're sitting in the saddle. Your leg will go on in the up of your post, then you will use your seat and abs to half-halt when you're in the saddle. Hope that helps! This video might also be helpful: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/how-to-ride-a-half-halt/
I was told to half halt the other day like it was no big deal and had been doing it forever (3 months in to lessons and never heard the term before!) and I'm thinking, so do I ask her to stop but not really...? as she's taking off sideways on me 😬 V timely video
Hahaha! Sometimes instructors can forget that people have never heard of half halting, because it becomes such a huge part of everyday riding. So glad you enjoyed the video!
how is glute med utilized? You tell us to locate the glute med by taking your leg OFF the horse. How is the glute med felt ON the horse? are you somehow engaging your glute med without your glute max without lifting your leg outward?
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Im literally sitting here going “OHHHHHHHHHHH”. Ive been having a hard time with my half halt, absolutely garbage tbh. Im really going to try this next time because I have an issue remembering to use my belly and not my arms.
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Hi Amelia, thank you for this video! It gives me a better idea of what to do in a half halt. Could you also demonstrate, and talk about a half halt in the posting trot?
I am an intermediate rider, hungry to learn, and you explain things, simple things, in so many ways....and the half halt has been a mystery until now....now I can go work on it! Thank you!
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But how do I use my oblique muscles? In order to engage them I need to bend or twist my body from side to side and when doing a half halt I have to sit straight, actually grow taller, not bend left or right. Am I right? Also my glute med - how to use it correctly? I can totally feel it when doing the exercise shown by Amelia (lifting legs away) but while doing the half halt I can't just take my knee off of the saddle. I understand the concept of wrapping my horse around with my legs but in order to do it correctly and actually use my glute med should I push my knees down and a little bit back? Then if I understand it correctly this will also cause me opening my hips and sitting deeper? Please HELP!!! Love all your work Amelia!!!
I have a video coming out soon on this muscle that I hope will clarify... But really it's more the feeling that you wrap your legs around the horse rather than gripping with the inner thighs.
My mind is relating this to using one of the thigh machines at the gym where you press out with the thighs but imagining it would be locked in place so while it feels like you are pressing your outer thigh into the machine it actually would not move out. This may be totally off but that is the mental image in my mind. Whether that is accurate or not🤷♀️ Would love to know
you say "half halt' half halt".. as you are doing them to down transition but you don't say what you add to that to GET the actual down transition! what have you added to get them to change their gate AFTER the half halts.
I still spend most of my time in rising trot. If I need to use half halts, should it always be during the sitting portion? I think during the sit, its the inside hind on the ground, so wondered if you need to also use inside rein, if the rein is needed. Thanks for the wonderful video!
Hi Lori, Yes, you are correct that you would give your half-halt when you are sitting during the rising trot. We generally want to give the half-halt with the outside rein (squeeze, release, squeeze and release in time with the horse's gait). Hope that helps!
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i written horse only once in my whole life so i know nothing about them. but I think this exercise of transitioning between walk and trot (I think this is what half Halt is) is good for the psoas muscles.(although I don't know for sure) do you have any more exercises to strengthen psoas muscles of the horse?
Hi Bart, You're probably right that transitions do help strengthen that muscle! Any type of transition (between gaits or within gaits) will help to strengthen their whole hind end. Also, leg-yields, turn on the haunches and turn on the forehand would be good exercises to try as well. Hope that helps!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage thanks that is interesting. now what i'm about to ask might be unwise and if done might be detrimental to the horse opposite of what i want. but does this exercise make sense? (keep in mind i don't even own a horse so I have no idea I'm just trying to make sense of it and i could be way off) I know walking horse backwards strengthens his psoas muscle. would it be ok If horse would walk on slight incline backwards (of course very slight incline 3-5 degrees for example) would this be beneficial for the psoas muscle and horse in general or detrimental and shouldn't be done? Also i know that breeds that have large lungs and heart are thoroughbreds and mountain horses. but what breed of horse has largest cross section of psoas muscles (specifically psoas major) also what is the average cross section of psoas muscle for a horse? I know this is a strange question to ask but I hope you can answer it.
Great video. White breeches would make it easier to see what your pelvis is doing. I like the slow motion parts. Also some ideas is to add off horse exercise or movements that will engage the muscles you want us to use so we know what it feels like engage them.
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Never in 50 years has any trainer explained this so clearly. Thank you
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Couldn't agree more. What a Gem of a post!
Thank you so much for this. In 50 years of riding you are the only instructor who has explained WHICH muscles to use in half halts.
What is really interesting is that I have actually used the correct muscles doing half halts in walk and trot and the wrong ones in canter.
My horse has trouble organising her big canter and my half halts were causing her to break into trot.
I am so exited to ride with more awareness of what I am doing today.
On Saturday I am competing in my first show in 8 years, first ever for my horse. I will be the oldest rider competing at 64. So exited but also a little apprehensive.
Sabine I'm so delighted to hear this helped you! And GOOD LUCK 🍀 at the show this weekend! So exciting to be bringing your horse for the first time!
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Once again, your explanations are doable and clear. Thank you, Amelia, for your generosity in sharing your years of experience with us.
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Yes it was really helpfull! We have a 3,5 year old pony and he finds it really hard to go from the trot to the walk and from the walk to halt. And when I aks him that than he puts his neck forward and doesnt’t respond so I’m gonna try it out and see if it helps!!
Maybe explain how to differentiate the obliques from .. the “abs”.. obliques are part of the abs and if you contract one part they all engage.. also glute medius.. how to feel the separation between contracting medius vs Maximus.. Good tips but this needs more explanation .. maybe off the horse?
Thank you so much for breaking the half halt down and describing what muscles to use and which muscles NOT to use. Perfect explanation on video and in written introduction.
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Super good video and explanation! Just like others, never in 5 decades has any trainer explained this so clearly. Thank you
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This is the best explanation of the half half that I have ever heard. I’ve ridden with many instructors and a few clinicians and no one has ever told me which muscles to use or how to apply them in rhythm with the gaits. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for providing clarity on the half halt. I will be trying to feel these specific muscles next time I ride. I appreciate being given such concrete explanations. I always feel like I need the steps to be broken down into little digestible pieces and you never fail to provide something so understandable. Thank you!
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@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thank you, we will be away for the long weekend, but hope to catch it on a replay! Happy Labor Day!
I have watched this multiple times and feel I should watch it every week!
Haha I won’t stop you if you want to!
This is the best explanation with a demonstration of half-halt I've seen in my years of following rider instruction videos.
I like the use of a consequence aid which incorporates the reins and is followed by a rein-back and the portion about half-halting at the canter.
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This was so helpful! Now it makes sense why my horse curls and becomes heavy on the forehand when I half-halt in the canter. Definitely going to be paying close attention to timing from now on
Fabulous explanation of how to half half correctly using the right muscles. I'm particularly impressed with the half halt at canter when the mane is up - a wonderful visual aid. 👏👏👏👏
The slow-motion video, was particularly good for people to understand the timing
Thank you Sarah!
Exactly what I'd planned to do today--am trying to get my guest horse to quit speeding up in the trot. Now I can do my half halts correctly!
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Incredible description of the half halt. I am going to need to watch this MANY times to absorb all of its value -- THANK YOU!
Glad it was helpful!
I will look forward to trying his tomorrow. Thankyou Amelia.
No instructor should explain this topic ever again after this video. You are a genius Amelia, we are all grateful.❤
So glad it was helpful!
HI Amelia,
This video and explanation were excellent -- and something that has never been explained to me so clearly -- by any trainer. I can't wait to try this tomorrow!
Such a great explanation and demonstration! Very concise. Thank you! 👍🏻
So glad you liked it
Thanks Amelia, 😊I will do it today, I already save the video for practicing 🎉
Really interesting about half halting on the upbeat I the canter. Super helpful!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m a jumper getting into dressage after not riding much since having my 3 boys and this was so helpful! My last lesson my half halt looked exactly like the abs and glute max example, thank you for explaining this, I have some work to do to feel those other muscles and half halt properly!
Good explanation of the timing and the muscles involved. Always tempting to do this hands first!
Wow the best explanation of a half halt I've heard yet. Extremely helpful!!!!
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Thank you, excellent and clear. I see I’ve been using wrong muscles, so need to adopt my half halt. I felt indeed as you said ‘disconnected a bit for a while from the horse and saddle’, but now realized why. This is so good and so important I watched this video a few times in a raw. Need to practice it and impatiently waiting for my tomorrow training.
Love using the mane coming up to know timing on half half.
It is a very handy reference point!
Thanks Amelia!! I shared it as a post for our "Education Station," in Adult English Equestrian Forum on Facebook! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for sharing! It helps me out a lot!
You make it look very easy, but explain so well. I'm just keeping on trying 😃. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks Pamela! I'm glad it's helping you!
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So happy I watched this. I realize that I’m the bicep, six pack an person you’re speaking of! I can’t wait to try this way and correct myself!!
yay! Be sure to let me know how it goes!
This is so helpful! I am working on this and this explains it so clearly. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I always respect you and your lesson is the best . I love to watch you ride on the horse.
Very helpful for downward transitions!
Did not even know what a "half halt" was until now. THANK YOU!!
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This subject is such a mystery! Thank you so much for detailed explanation!
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Excellent refresher and reminder. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you!! How come trainers don't tell you this, you're amazing 😍
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Best explanation I’ve ever heard. Thank you.
Thank you so much !
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Absolutely fantastic and makes complete sense 👏
I love these but would like to see you riding some of these on naughty horses. Like the first half is on a well-trained horse, and then you have a horse who is less well-trained.
That would be really helpful!
If the horse does not listen to the half-halt, you may need to come to a full halt or even a rein back to get your point across. I will try to get some more video on more difficult horses.
Hi Amelia,
Clearly explained, and I am not so experid that I can make a half halt with my core. But when I want to Canter, I first make a halfhalt and than horse is ready and allert to made the canter transition. Thank you, from Holland 🇳🇱🇳🇱
This is so so good, my horse thanks you as well!
Thanks, Amelia. This was very helpful because I am currently working on improving my posture while cantering.
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Such a good way to explain it. It’s something I can feel but always looking for better ways to explain to students.
Glad it helped!
I love your explanations!
Need much much trying until I can do it correctly, Thank you Amelia for this video💗
Thank you, Amelia! Verey helpful indeed. Tks also for the sharing!
You're welcome Carlos! Thanks for watching, and Happy Riding!
Thank you so much! I’m riding a horse that doesn’t understand bit connection, he has a lot of whoa and a lot of go. He’s very sensitive to my leg and seat, but the only time he responds to half halts are with the reins.
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This video changed everything for me! Thank you!
Thank you so much! ❤
I feel like the half-halt is the most misunderstood thing about dressage. Here we do it from our shoulders first, then our seat. 🤣
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Do you do the halt by doing multiple half halt?
How do you then do a precise halt like en dressage down the middle line?
And how does the horse know when to stay in canter or do a downward transition to trot when you are doing the half halts?
Thanks for very very wonderful videos!
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Could you please do a video about this
Great video. Very helpful
I feel so silly that I never noticed the visual of the mane flying up to cue the half halt 🙄
Great explanation!!
@Amelia Newcomb there is the question regarding glute med. You have said you are using these muscles - does it mean, that you open your hips rather than close them? In other words - you are loosing/relaxing your adductors (the inside part of your upper leg, I mean - thigh), aren't you? Or maybe only you feel your glute is working, as a streching, while in fact adductors are working?
I would be appreciate if you could answer my question.
PS. I love your instructions!:)
Thank u I’ve been struggling with this for a wile and I’m excited to try what u talked about!
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When I ride what I believe to be a half halt, how do I know it had an effect on my horse? How do I know it “went through”. Do I feel the effects cumulatively? For example, one half halt before, let’s say a flying change, has no effect on the horse that I can feel. So I feel like I ride the “half halts” mechanically because I’m supposed to. A series of half halts ridden mindfully improves the rhythm and tempo, the contact/connection and lifts the horse’s back. He gives me a place to sit and his movement is easy to follow but this is done over 10 minutes or so and can’t be duplicated with one or a series of half halts before, for example, a corner or a transition or a half pass. You ride the half halt, assuming you have enough energy to do it but it has either no effect or makes the horse slow down and lose energy. I’ve been riding for 63 years and 35 of them in amateur dressage to PSG. I understand that I’m asking a question that has no simple answer but I think it’s important to getting at the purpose of dressage and the essential elements that get lost in the confusion of aids needed at the upper levels. The experience is also transient. Some days you wonder why you thought it was so hard and some days you feel like you’ve never sat on a horse, so when I watch a demonstration for half halts, I always come back to this dilemma. Thankfully I have a good trainer who rides my horse and rescues him from my good intentions. 😊
Hey Shirley, Half-halts are such a huge topic (as I know you know!), I guess that simple answer is: You feel a response in the way of going. I have a half-halt workshop on sale right now that you might want to check out (or anyone else reading this might be interested in): dressage-training-progress.teachable.com/p/half-halt?coupon_code=SPOOKY2&product_id=3738985
Fantastic explanation….. isn’t the papas also a great stabilization muscle in the half half as well? I use it in the visualization using that muscle group to gather the energy since it connects at the back also. You may have included it in the obliques as well. I love the difference between lazy and hot that’s soooo awesome 👏🏼 Love the canter explanation as well.
Haha yes! Stabilization muscles are key! Outer muscles tend to just crunch us forward. Thanks for watching.
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Thanks!
Thank YOU very much! I am so glad you liked it!
This is super helpful thank you!!!
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Thank you for discussing the timing and strength of the half halt at the canter. I think I am using too strong a half halt at the canter and thus my horse breaks into trot. Lightbulb!!!
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So helpful. Thanks Amelia
You're so welcome!
Thank you
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You are amazing, Thank you so much
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LOve the slow mode ! I can see better.
Thank you you made that very clear S A
Thankyou thankyou.. I've been asking this to ppl for years ... no one could tell me ... so I train horse and ppl in saying using your wee muscles ... like u need to pee or pelvic floors ( do men have these maybe y term seat so vague !! ) or keep husband happy muscles ;)
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I loved your explanation of when to half halt at the canter when the mane is flying UP. But I have a Norwegian Fjord and they have roached manes. So, what would the tip be for me to determine when the upbeat of the canter occurs?
Maybe when the forelock goes up!
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When you half halt is it done with inside rein or both reins?
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Thanks for watching! And that's a great question. On the straight, it's both reins but on a circle, it's the outside rein.
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Oh thanks Isabelle, 😀
I love these videos! My pony has a roached mane so I am not able to use the mane as an indicator. Anything else to look for?
Yes of course, just watch the top of his neck, when it goes up, that's your indicator
I’m still very much a novice rider, 6 months in with a fantastic coach. I’m struggling with my timing of the half halt in rising trot - sometimes my horse gets too fast. Can I use a rein aid as well to slow him?
You can, but know it will never be a true half-halt/ the more educated way of slowing your horse down as it will be happening front to back, instead of back to front (where they can balance themselves properly). But by all means, when you're learning and you need to slow your horse down for safety, use your reins!
Hi Amelia! Thank you for doing this video. With regard to trot work over cavelletti, would you recommend half halts on the approach? I'm wanting to feel more steady and balanced just before trotting over the ground poles. Curious to know your thoughts.
I would half halt to rebalance if the horse was rushing but if they've got a good rhythm then there's no need. But it's good practice to get the horse to concentrate and engage just before the cavaletti.
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Re timing at the trot: Starting at about minute 3:55, it looks like you're timing your HH as the outside hind comes forward and lands. (I don't think people should base their timing on what the FRONT end is doing; that just distracts them from the real engine of engagement, the hind end. But, outside hind = inside fore.) I slowed the replay to quarter-speed to see this more clearly. That caused gradual shortening of the trot over the five repeated half-halts. Is my perception correct? If so, it would be handy for posting trot too, as the rider would be seated at the moment you need to use your leg.
Hi Mary Kaye,
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Well spoken
Hi Amelia great video. On the trot to walk transition, are you doing the half halt when the inside front leg is extending?
Hi Sheri,
Thanks for watching and great question. I half halt on both sides to keep the balance!
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So good;-)
In the posting trot does it matter if u half half on the post up or post down?
Yes, it does! When you're on the correct diagonal (rising with the outside foreleg), you are sitting when the inside hind is on the ground, and that is when you want to half-halt!
Hii ma'am
What is in front of the leg? I really should know. But it's not clear to me. A refresher would be appreciated!
It means that the horse is reactive and sensitive to a light leg aid. When you apply aid, they respond.
Could you please help with the timing of a half hault in a posting trot?
You want to half-halt when you're sitting in the saddle. Your leg will go on in the up of your post, then you will use your seat and abs to half-halt when you're in the saddle. Hope that helps! This video might also be helpful: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/how-to-ride-a-half-halt/
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I was told to half halt the other day like it was no big deal and had been doing it forever (3 months in to lessons and never heard the term before!) and I'm thinking, so do I ask her to stop but not really...? as she's taking off sideways on me 😬 V timely video
Hahaha! Sometimes instructors can forget that people have never heard of half halting, because it becomes such a huge part of everyday riding. So glad you enjoyed the video!
how is glute med utilized? You tell us to locate the glute med by taking your leg OFF the horse. How is the glute med felt ON the horse? are you somehow engaging your glute med without your glute max without lifting your leg outward?
This video might help: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/which-muscles-should-you-use-for-riding/
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Im literally sitting here going “OHHHHHHHHHHH”. Ive been having a hard time with my half halt, absolutely garbage tbh. Im really going to try this next time because I have an issue remembering to use my belly and not my arms.
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gonna remember that again= timing 🙀😹 forget so easily really
So many thigs to think about!
Hi Amelia, thank you for this video! It gives me a better idea of what to do in a half halt. Could you also demonstrate, and talk about a half halt in the posting trot?
I am an intermediate rider, hungry to learn, and you explain things, simple things, in so many ways....and the half halt has been a mystery until now....now I can go work on it! Thank you!
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Thank you so much for detailing the correct muscle groups to use!
Thanks Jill! It's so easy to get wrong, but thankfully easy to correct! Happy riding!
But how do I use my oblique muscles? In order to engage them I need to bend or twist my body from side to side and when doing a half halt I have to sit straight, actually grow taller, not bend left or right. Am I right? Also my glute med - how to use it correctly? I can totally feel it when doing the exercise shown by Amelia (lifting legs away) but while doing the half halt I can't just take my knee off of the saddle. I understand the concept of wrapping my horse around with my legs but in order to do it correctly and actually use my glute med should I push my knees down and a little bit back? Then if I understand it correctly this will also cause me opening my hips and sitting deeper? Please HELP!!!
Love all your work Amelia!!!
Same questions!
I have a video coming out soon on this muscle that I hope will clarify... But really it's more the feeling that you wrap your legs around the horse rather than gripping with the inner thighs.
My mind is relating this to using one of the thigh machines at the gym where you press out with the thighs but imagining it would be locked in place so while it feels like you are pressing your outer thigh into the machine it actually would not move out. This may be totally off but that is the mental image in my mind. Whether that is accurate or not🤷♀️ Would love to know
Thank you so much for this video!!! It is so concise and understandable. My horse appreciates you more than you will ever know. Debi
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you say "half halt' half halt".. as you are doing them to down transition but you don't say what you add to that to GET the actual down transition! what have you added to get them to change their gate AFTER the half halts.
Was wondering about the same thing!!
The series of half-halts and changing my hip motion from the trot to the walk is what actually gets the horse to. make the transition in gait.
So many light bulbs went off in my head watching this video!
That makes me so happy to hear!
I still spend most of my time in rising trot. If I need to use half halts, should it always be during the sitting portion? I think during the sit, its the inside hind on the ground, so wondered if you need to also use inside rein, if the rein is needed. Thanks for the wonderful video!
Hi Lori,
Yes, you are correct that you would give your half-halt when you are sitting during the rising trot. We generally want to give the half-halt with the outside rein (squeeze, release, squeeze and release in time with the horse's gait). Hope that helps!
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Brilliant! Thank you. So helpful. A
So glad!
i written horse only once in my whole life so i know nothing about them. but I think this exercise of transitioning between walk and trot (I think this is what half Halt is) is good for the psoas muscles.(although I don't know for sure) do you have any more exercises to strengthen psoas muscles of the horse?
Hi Bart,
You're probably right that transitions do help strengthen that muscle! Any type of transition (between gaits or within gaits) will help to strengthen their whole
hind end. Also, leg-yields, turn on the haunches and turn on the forehand would be good exercises to try as well. Hope that helps!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage thanks that is interesting. now what i'm about to ask might be unwise and if done might be detrimental to the horse opposite of what i want. but does this exercise make sense? (keep in mind i don't even own a horse so I have no idea I'm just trying to make sense of it and i could be way off) I know walking horse backwards strengthens his psoas muscle. would it be ok If horse would walk on slight incline backwards (of course very slight incline 3-5 degrees for example) would this be beneficial for the psoas muscle and horse in general or detrimental and shouldn't be done?
Also i know that breeds that have large lungs and heart are thoroughbreds and mountain horses. but what breed of horse has largest cross section of psoas muscles (specifically psoas major) also what is the average cross section of psoas muscle for a horse? I know this is a strange question to ask but I hope you can answer it.
Great video. White breeches would make it easier to see what your pelvis is doing. I like the slow motion parts. Also some ideas is to add off horse exercise or movements that will engage the muscles you want us to use so we know what it feels like engage them.
Thanks Margo! Here's some off-horse exercises I find great for rider position too.
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