Great video. I think if you are not following with your elbows, there's no way you can maintain soft contact with the bit. You are essentially applying a restraining aid to your forward movement that is not apparent to the rider. The horse starts to break, so you then apply your leg , not realizing it was your incorrect rein aids from the start of the transition. Thanks Amelia.
Following in the trot is the hard thing to explain to riders. Canter and walk provides the motion to follow but the trot does not yet a rider must still learn to stay connected and follow the movement. That i find extremely hard tonexplain.
AMELIA: you are extremely HELPFUL...this aspect when you shared left/ vs. right elbow usage variation HELPED me get my left lead canter with less 'swapping' with back legs. MICKEY K.
Great video! Thank you for the detailed explanation. I struggle with maintaining contact at the canter. I noticed your elbows basically stay close to your sides and follow the swinging of your hips, where I think I follow too much with my elbows and they move too far forward of my sides at the upbeat of the canter and this is where I lose contact.
I just recently learned to do this in the canter but I will have to apply it to the walk as well. As always, very helpful! I would love to learn from you how to do the loose rain. I find the neck of the horse is not bending low enough. Thank you 😊
I really appreciated the point I heard about elbows bending on the up beat because it will help with the timing of the aids without my having to look down at my horse's mane. When I have that rhythm established, I know what my elbows are doing by feel. I will be less inclined to look down at the mane. Great tip!
I notice that at the walk it looks more like “following shoulders” - not a lot of change in the elbow bend. But canter and trot looks more like “following elbows.” Seems like the difference is the at the walk their head is moving a lot more, where is our body or the horses body are moving more up and down at the canter(horses body) and trot(our body). Anyone else notice that?
This is very hard to teach. I have riders sit on a short ladder and I hold the bit and to show them to loosen their shoulder to follow the mouth. I also teach this by having the rider hang their hands on either side of their thighs. I tell them to put the weight of their arm on their ring finger on the reins. I feel that the movement of the shoulder is actually more important, especially when first learning this.
Thank you so much for keeping on doing those beauty videos!! Thank you!!!!! I have learned really a lot from you dearest Amelia!!! Here, training is very superficial unfortunately. I discovered so many and so simple one as well, which changed my riding from night to day!!! Really a huge thank you!!
Thanks for the video. Exactly what I need to improve. It seems OK at the walk and canter but I don't get it at the trot. I suppose the mouvement is up/down rather than back/forward.
Hi, Yes, you are correct that your elbow will bend and straighten in the posting trot. They straighten a little as your rise, and then bend when you sit. Here is a video that might be helpful: th-cam.com/video/FTiE6jNw7F4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Amelia. This has been a huge challenge for me. I am healing from a badly broken right arm (I'm right handed and now have a steel plate and 9 screws in my upper arm) I return to riding in September so I am not sure which elbow will be harder for me.
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You explain this so clearly, thank you. My right elbow is more challenging for me. I have a hard time with the subtle finger cues as my pace increases.
Great, thank you. I have quite often heard to have and take care of breathing hand, which is on one hand nice, since we feel breathtaking as sth very delicate and always two directional, but on the other hand there is no correlation with the rhythm of horse in this phrase reflected. This is why I found ‘the following elbows’ more clear and relevant. Thank you, I like it very much!
My left elbow gets stuck a lot, I’m getting better at it! Whenever this happens my horses head turns to the left as well- I am working on my awareness of noticing this! Not so good looking when I am going to the right and my horses head is sticking out to the left!!!
Hey! My horse is 15 years old, I’ve recently got her and in the previous couple of years she was ridden by kids and her neck and mouth became kinda stiff. I have a really hard time making her go on the bit. Do you have any advice? I love this channel you’ve already helped me a lot, thank you❤️
Love your videos!! It‘s so helpful that you explain everything so in detail. Especially when you have to do what! It‘s rare that you get these explanations❤️
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Very helpful. But I feel like my arms are too short. To have my elbows bent, reins short and hands down I can’t physically do that. One of the 3 has to give. Which one?
Thanks for the great video. Well done it looks so easy, but indeed it It is so subtlety complicated. Your hip angle is opening and closing, your shoulders then are going from straight down to slight forward flexion, then your elbow angle opens, and your wrist flexes, all giving the illusion of stillness. Any ideas for practicing so I don’t traumatize my poor horse?
I've been working so hard to keep my elbows in and hands down at the canter that I forgot to give my elbows like I do at the walk. AHHHHH! That explains why I've had to work so hard keeping my horse forward (with leg) at canter. My bad. Can't wait to try this! Thanks Amelia! Your videos are so enlightening and you explain things really well.
I think I've lots of work to do on my elbows! Thanks for the video, it's great. I do think I'm applying a restraining aid without knowing because my elbows are locked, I'm sure. Thank you
Great video, my problem to keep my hands still is in the sitting trot, my hands are going up and down then.. rising trot is no problem. Found out that the problem is in my elbows, do you maybe have some tips how to follow with my elbows in sitting trot? Thanks in advance!
Thanks so much, Amelia! This is exactly what I want to know, but only you can explain it clearly⚘⚘⚘.I am still struggling with finding the right length of the rein during canter which relates to the movement of my elbows to give/take reins during canters. Is it that it will be harder for people with shorter arms like me, to keep the elbow movements subtle? I am 158cm riding a horse as big as yours, and when I follow his head nodding during the canter, my elbows need to move/straighten forward a lot more than yours, look exactly like what you said "moving too much" in the video. But if my elbows don't move that much I feel that I restrained him from keeping cantering, I tried to hold my rein longer, but then when his head is up, I totally lose contact...😅
Thanks for watching and commenting! I think you and your horse would really benefit from coming to my webinar this weekend on contact and connection. It's free and it will really help you level up your performance and connection with your horse! You can sign up here! www.amelianewcombdressage.com/free-webinar-contact-and-connection Finally, if you love my content, I’d LOVE it if you left me a review on google! g.page/r/CYIGmCINXFOQEAo/review Thanks so much for being on my page! I appreciate it so much! 😀
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thanks a lot Amelia, I would love to join but it will be at midnight here in HK😴 And yes I do love your contents, they helps me a lot and I will definitely recommend you as a great instructor on google😉👍👍
Thrilled you've done this video. I've admired the angles of your elbows and upper arms - I know how strange that would sound in any other context - for a long time, and am glad you're embracing your awesomeness and helping us know how you use this superpower.
I have a spanish horse. I have issues with her jigging when I pick her up from the free walk. I try to continue to move my seat and hands with the motion bit i must be doing something wrong.
Be sure that she’s actually on your seat. Can you adjust the walk with just your seat? If you can’t, you’ll always struggle with picking it back up because she’s not actually tuned in to your seat. Hope that helps! Are you coming to my webinar tomorrow? It’s all on rider position and I think it could really help you: amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-position-webinar-23/
I like your video’s 👍🍀Amelia can you please make a video for the beginning Amazone with the horse struggling to the Canter transition. That would be helpfull 🙏❤️
This is great! I have a tendency of being stiff in the saddle and I really have to focus on keeping myself flexible, especially at a canter. I look like I am rowing a boat as well, so this video is great. I've been taking riding lessons in jumping for 5 months.
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I have more difficulty with one horse who has more movement in his neck at canter I am better on the left rein than the right which is the side I have the nerve palsy- maybe I wont get
Thank you so much, Amelia!! This video changed my riding a lot! I mean, it completely changed my riding!! Specialy the canter. You are great! Thanks 🙏🙏
Really interesting, thank you. I am right-handed and am having trouble with my right elbow! Especially when it is on the outside (riding on left rein), it has a tendency to pop forward and lose that contact from inside leg to outside hand. Working very hard to improve this. Love your videos & Instagram
I'm right handed but when riding my left hand and elbow have a mind of their own! Great video! Thank you and looking forward to the rider position webinar on Sunday 😊
Hello Amy it is Kyle when I ride mossy and Andy and Beauty they are my show horses beauty want to go back to friends every time when I at show she when she get in this moods how can I stop my mare from doing this
Great video. I think if you are not following with your elbows, there's no way you can maintain soft contact with the bit. You are essentially applying a restraining aid to your forward movement that is not apparent to the rider. The horse starts to break, so you then apply your leg , not realizing it was your incorrect rein aids from the start of the transition. Thanks Amelia.
Yes! Exactly :)
Wow!!! I totally agree, when I'm riding Jr, I have to consciously think about that and do it!!!😅😊😮
"It's hard."
Riding in a nutshell.
Following in the trot is the hard thing to explain to riders. Canter and walk provides the motion to follow but the trot does not yet a rider must still learn to stay connected and follow the movement. That i find extremely hard tonexplain.
Great topic to raise, stiff arms make a stiff horse we are looking for flow of energy throughout
Wowww!! Another great video! It is so helpful! Many thanks!
AMELIA: you are extremely HELPFUL...this aspect when you shared left/ vs. right elbow usage variation HELPED me get my left lead canter with less 'swapping' with back legs. MICKEY K.
Yay! Glad it helped!
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Great video! Thank you for the detailed explanation. I struggle with maintaining contact at the canter. I noticed your elbows basically stay close to your sides and follow the swinging of your hips, where I think I follow too much with my elbows and they move too far forward of my sides at the upbeat of the canter and this is where I lose contact.
I just recently learned to do this in the canter but I will have to apply it to the walk as well. As always, very helpful!
I would love to learn from you how to do the loose rain. I find the neck of the horse is not bending low enough.
Thank you 😊
Great video !
You should make a series of videos how to train a young horse from start to finish. Just an idea 😁
I would love that as well! I have a 5 year old OTTB and this would be so helpful!
@@ritaangel8736 right? I have 4 year old saddlebred mare I need as much help as I can get lol
Thanks! I have several videos that would be applicable to training young horses, but no full course yet. :)
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I will look for those. Thank you!
Mmm -mm mm.... what a cool instructional pertinent video. Ta much.
I really appreciated the point I heard about elbows bending on the up beat because it will help with the timing of the aids without my having to look down at my horse's mane. When I have that rhythm established, I know what my elbows are doing by feel. I will be less inclined to look down at the mane. Great tip!
I notice that at the walk it looks more like “following shoulders” - not a lot of change in the elbow bend. But canter and trot looks more like “following elbows.” Seems like the difference is the at the walk their head is moving a lot more, where is our body or the horses body are moving more up and down at the canter(horses body) and trot(our body). Anyone else notice that?
My left elbow has its own mind🙄. And that's the side I often carry the whip.
This is very hard to teach. I have riders sit on a short ladder and I hold the bit and to show them to loosen their shoulder to follow the mouth. I also teach this by having the rider hang their hands on either side of their thighs. I tell them to put the weight of their arm on their ring finger on the reins. I feel that the movement of the shoulder is actually more important, especially when first learning this.
My left elbow is stiff and my right wants to float a n wobble out n ahead of my trunk.
Very helpful. Thank you.
It so helps that you verbalize each element as we are watching!! Thanks so much, Amelia!
Thank you so much for keeping on doing those beauty videos!! Thank you!!!!! I have learned really a lot from you dearest Amelia!!! Here, training is very superficial unfortunately. I discovered so many and so simple one as well, which changed my riding from night to day!!! Really a huge thank you!!
You are so welcome! I'm so glad my videos help you. Please consider subscribing so you never miss one, subscribing also really helps me out.
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I did already since many months ✨💫🦄🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the video. Exactly what I need to improve. It seems OK at the walk and canter but I don't get it at the trot. I suppose the mouvement is up/down rather than back/forward.
Hi,
Yes, you are correct that your elbow will bend and straighten in the posting trot. They straighten a little as your rise, and then bend when you sit. Here is a video that might be helpful: th-cam.com/video/FTiE6jNw7F4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! I have had full on breakdowns specifically about my elbows. I wish I was joking.
Keep at it! It's a lifelong journey
Thank you Amelia. This has been a huge challenge for me. I am healing from a badly broken right arm (I'm right handed and now have a steel plate and 9 screws in my upper arm) I return to riding in September so I am not sure which elbow will be harder for me.
Exactly what I was getting frustrated with in my ride yesterday. Thanks for the video!
Really helpful thanks so much
I’m so glad! Thank you for sharing that you liked it
I never knew you were left handed! I am too :)
Yeah!!
Helps me so much in my teaching ;-)
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So helpful, thank you!! I really appreciate how you explain everything.
You're very welcome!
You explain this so clearly, thank you. My right elbow is more challenging for me. I have a hard time with the subtle finger cues as my pace increases.
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Great, thank you. I have quite often heard to have and take care of breathing hand, which is on one hand nice, since we feel breathtaking as sth very delicate and always two directional, but on the other hand there is no correlation with the rhythm of horse in this phrase reflected. This is why I found ‘the following elbows’ more clear and relevant. Thank you, I like it very much!
Awesome video! This helped my ride today. Thank you! Is that the Inspiration saddle by Custom? I love it!
I like the trouble shooting tips, not able to keep a connection in canter, check your following elbows! thank you.
Yes! For sure!!
My left elbow gets stuck a lot, I’m getting better at it! Whenever this happens my horses head turns to the left as well- I am working on my awareness of noticing this! Not so good looking when I am going to the right and my horses head is sticking out to the left!!!
keep at it! It takes time.
Thank you for your post, this is an explanation of the elbows 👏💐😊
Super helpful video. I have found that focussing on keeping my shoulder blades "plugged in" as I sit tall helps keep my elbows at my side.
Hey! My horse is 15 years old, I’ve recently got her and in the previous couple of years she was ridden by kids and her neck and mouth became kinda stiff. I have a really hard time making her go on the bit. Do you have any advice? I love this channel you’ve already helped me a lot, thank you❤️
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Love your videos!! It‘s so helpful that you explain everything so in detail. Especially when you have to do what! It‘s rare that you get these explanations❤️
Thank you Amelia, very helpful video!
I’m a lefty, andit seems so weak with the leg!
🤩👍🏻
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Very helpful. But I feel like my arms are too short. To have my elbows bent, reins short and hands down I can’t physically do that. One of the 3 has to give. Which one?
Rein length
Very good information and demonstration....THANKS
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the great video. Well done it looks so easy, but indeed it It is so subtlety complicated. Your hip angle is opening and closing, your shoulders then are going from straight down to slight forward flexion, then your elbow angle opens, and your wrist flexes, all giving the illusion of stillness. Any ideas for practicing so I don’t traumatize my poor horse?
Yes! It's a lot! Visualize and watch top riders!
I've been working so hard to keep my elbows in and hands down at the canter that I forgot to give my elbows like I do at the walk. AHHHHH! That explains why I've had to work so hard keeping my horse forward (with leg) at canter. My bad. Can't wait to try this! Thanks Amelia! Your videos are so enlightening and you explain things really well.
It happens to the best of us! Let me know how it goes, and please consider subscribing so that you never miss a video :)
I think I've lots of work to do on my elbows! Thanks for the video, it's great. I do think I'm applying a restraining aid without knowing because my elbows are locked, I'm sure. Thank you
You can do it! Let me know how it goes!
Great video, my problem to keep my hands still is in the sitting trot, my hands are going up and down then.. rising trot is no problem. Found out that the problem is in my elbows, do you maybe have some tips how to follow with my elbows in sitting trot?
Thanks in advance!
Yes, I did a video on it. amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/how-to-have-following-elbows/
Thanks so much, Amelia! This is exactly what I want to know, but only you can explain it clearly⚘⚘⚘.I am still struggling with finding the right length of the rein during canter which relates to the movement of my elbows to give/take reins during canters. Is it that it will be harder for people with shorter arms like me, to keep the elbow movements subtle? I am 158cm riding a horse as big as yours, and when I follow his head nodding during the canter, my elbows need to move/straighten forward a lot more than yours, look exactly like what you said "moving too much" in the video. But if my elbows don't move that much I feel that I restrained him from keeping cantering, I tried to hold my rein longer, but then when his head is up, I totally lose contact...😅
Thanks for watching and commenting! I think you and your horse would really benefit from coming to my webinar this weekend on contact and connection. It's free and it will really help you level up your performance and connection with your horse! You can sign up here!
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@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thanks a lot Amelia, I would love to join but it will be at midnight here in HK😴 And yes I do love your contents, they helps me a lot and I will definitely recommend you as a great instructor on google😉👍👍
Great video! One of those little details we tend to overlook, especially at the canter. But what an essential movement !
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Thrilled you've done this video. I've admired the angles of your elbows and upper arms - I know how strange that would sound in any other context - for a long time, and am glad you're embracing your awesomeness and helping us know how you use this superpower.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like how you explained the way my elbows should move to follow my horse's motion. I think its my left elbow that is more difficult for me.
Me too - the left is harder even though I'm left handed!
To the left
6:00❤
Great help...thanks you so much!!!
You're so welcome!
I have a spanish horse. I have issues with her jigging when I pick her up from the free walk. I try to continue to move my seat and hands with the motion bit i must be doing something wrong.
Be sure that she’s actually on your seat. Can you adjust the walk with just your seat? If you can’t, you’ll always struggle with picking it back up because she’s not actually tuned in to your seat. Hope that helps! Are you coming to my webinar tomorrow? It’s all on rider position and I think it could really help you: amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-position-webinar-23/
"Like you're going to a funeral" 😂😂
hahha
This was super helpful!
I'm so glad!
I like your video’s 👍🍀Amelia can you please make a video for the beginning Amazone with the horse struggling to the Canter transition. That would be helpfull 🙏❤️
I mean beginning rider so just basic. Good luck from Holland
Hey there! Check out this video: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/3-steps-to-perfect-canter-transitions/
SUPER helpful 🤗
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I struggle at posting trot
Little bits at a time, it's all a journey.
Left arm/elbow!!!
Me too!
This is great! I have a tendency of being stiff in the saddle and I really have to focus on keeping myself flexible, especially at a canter. I look like I am rowing a boat as well, so this video is great. I've been taking riding lessons in jumping for 5 months.
Great point about shoulders/elbows hands! Loved this explanation of following with the elbows!
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Great super helpful I have a shoulder replacement and nerve damage so my right elbow doesn’t give this is more a problem in canter
It can be difficult when we have injuries, sometimes cross training with a physio or trainer can help our personal limitations. Keep at it!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I have more difficulty with one horse who has more movement in his neck at canter I am better on the left rein than the right which is the side I have the nerve palsy- maybe I wont get
Ever master it fully but I do intend to keep trying
Thank you Amelia for a very helpful video on following elbows.....I love canter work and making it better!
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much, Amelia!! This video changed my riding a lot! I mean, it completely changed my riding!! Specialy the canter. You are great! Thanks 🙏🙏
I'm so glad! That makes me so happy to hear!
Really interesting, thank you. I am right-handed and am having trouble with my right elbow! Especially when it is on the outside (riding on left rein), it has a tendency to pop forward and lose that contact from inside leg to outside hand. Working very hard to improve this.
Love your videos & Instagram
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video
I'm right handed but when riding my left hand and elbow have a mind of their own! Great video! Thank you and looking forward to the rider position webinar on Sunday 😊
Me too! See you there!
Hello Amy it is Kyle when I ride mossy and Andy and Beauty they are my show horses beauty want to go back to friends every time when I at show she when she get in this moods how can I stop my mare from doing this
Groundwork might help. Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/yf8XdkyG-7k/w-d-xo.html