These real life training sessions are absolutely brilliant! Seeing just „normal“ riders and their issues helps so much! So brave of Michelle letting the internet watch her ride, thank you 😍
My biggest takeaway from this video was to sit tall, bend elbows, imagine train tracks and that contact is SO SO important! If you have contact, everything else is so much easier. Thank you so much for explaining this so well, there were so many takeaways! Your Chanel has helped my riding progress so much faster and i’m glad someone else can relate and has the same issues with their riding. Thankyou!!! 😍😍🥰🥰🐴🐴💥💥
Great job Michelle! I have so many of the same issues. I try SO DAMNED HARD that it works against me! Thank you for this. I will ride today and apply your lessons to my ride!
This was very helpful, so brave of the rider to share the lesson as well. Thank you so much! You’re an amazing teacher Alicia & Michelle you did a wonderful job. 😊
Lightbulb moment regarding trot and canter being the same speed! So much to take away from this lesson - sitting taller, stop trying so hard, legs off, two point position. I can't wait to try this on my boy. Thank you michelle and alicia and of course you Gee 💕
Thank goodness for Alicia 🙏🏼🤩 I’ve never met anyone who explains so well. I think my one of my new life goals is to have a lesson with her. Amazing and very talented
These videos are SPOOKY!!!!! It literally comes out after a ride and its the stuff I feel I need to work on in the next ride! I video all my rides and then go back critique everything I did/didnt do, trying to apply what I am learning. Wish this could be me more than anything!!! Dream come true.
Absolutely awesome Michelle, this helped me so much , my trainer died of covid last December and I listen to Alicia s lessons every day ! My big problem is gripping and ur lesson is a Godsend to me!❤
'You're trying too hard' - Yep i think we're all guilty of that little number in our riding hours. I watched this on my phone and all the time I'm thinking those were so many of the issues i had. I'm going to watch this again on the tv to see if i can pick out better the points you were making when you said you culd see what the issues were. I also know that because there was so much going on mentally for Michelle that she could have kicked herself when she gave you the wrong direction that the shoulder should be because i know she knew the right answer. This was a really helpful video for so many of your veiwers. Awedome work ladies👍💛👍💙
You did so good Michelle, how funny are we Aussies when things go pear shaped we just say it like it is and then dust it off and try again. You didn't give up and could see you reset and clear you head and give it another go. love that you're from Melbourne. Wish Alicia would come to Melbourne for a clinic, that would be awesome!!
Great work Michelle, I sympathise with your frustration when you felt it was going to s***, that's me every ride. Well done for keeping at it and making such amazing progress. Thanks for sharing it for us to learn too
Great lesson . Since the horse is so responsive it's so easy to see all the riders issues. Gripping is one of my biggest issues too. Thanks to you both
I love watching your lesson with Michelle!! Fantastic job, Michelle! Letting all of us watch your learning process is awesome and SO helpful because I think many of us are right there with you! 👏 Bravo, great episode Alicia and Michelle.
I can relate a lot to the issues being addressed in this lesson so will be thinking about train tracks, standing on the ground and a better contact in my next lesson. I love these videos! Thanks 😁
Thank you Michelle for sharing your ride!! Alicia you are such a wonderful person. After years of getting instruction and never getting anywhere I watch your videos and just get it. Really understanding connection. Thank you Thank you Thank you. You are so special.!!!
I love this so much. It's reassuring that it's pretty normal to know what to do but having issues knowing when to execute it but seeing it in real time and seeing Michelle go through the process is really enlightening!
Really helpful to see a rider showing some of the same problems I have. I have a problem of rushing my horse from trot to get into the canter. Now I understand how to fix it. Good for Michelle persevering and willing to show her lessons on video.
The reins, wow mind blown! I'm constantly changing my reins because I don't realize they keep getting longer or whatever I'm doing with them...I have no idea what I'm doing with them.
Is she, isn't she on the bit is the bane of most riders lives 😆 So great to watch back snippets and recognise if the horse is truely connected. I remember you saying on a dma session that I would be on the bit within 3 months Alicia... 6 months later and we have it at times but not others... determined to keep watching, re-watching... I will not let you down Alicia!! 🥰🤭
Awesome lesson Mish, so many great take aways for us all to learn from. Great job implementing the changes for instant results, amazing teaching as always Alicia and Gee 💕
Wow thank you Alicia and Michelle, was so amazing to be able to watch your lesson! I think I have the same problems with my pelvis, gripping and elbows. I can't wait to try to see if I concentrate on not gripping, then solves the pelvis issue.
Wauw Michelle you did Amazing job! Flap like a duck and sit straight are my mantra’s because I’m a big gripper so good to see the effect of you let go.
I absolutely loved watching this. I could so relate to Michelle ie hands, gripping knees & thighs etc. I completely couldn’t ride properly and found that I was gripping with my legs for safety (I think) after coming off someone else’s horse. I think that fear stepped in
💡light bulb moment for me is definitely the tipping forward due to leg gripping. I do this when I get nervous, grip more with my leg and tip forward with my pelvis and end up feeling even less secure. I need to trust the duck haha!
Watching Alicia teach is very cool. I love her explanations and tips and tricks to get nice transitions. Can’t wait to try lifting his inside shoulder with my rein to help with trot-canter transitions.
This was a great video! I could really see how what you were telling here was working. Once she trusted the process, it all came together. Thanks for sharing your lesson with us Michelle!
One thing I learned from this video is that it is okay to do inside-bend /outside-bend. I've always felt like it would equal see-sawing the horses mouth and therefore I have been a big opponent to doing this. But learning that it can be okay to do - not to get them in the frame but to find the connection. I have a horse that also tends to just go in the frame but without seeking the actual contact. And now I know that it is okay to do nside-bend /outside-bend to find the connection rather than just the frame. Really nice to know that it is okay sometimes, even though probably I will keep being a little shy about doing it too much. x
Love it!! Was always fun seeing Michelle in DMA group, but even better to see her riding Gee!!! I’m seriously thinking that I need to flap like a duck because I have the same issue with tilting forward. Especially when I am about to canter, so I could picture everything she was doing. So helpful!!! Thank you, Michelle, for letting us learn with you!!
I rode every step with this lady. Her riding style is so similar to mine. I have to remind myself to bend my elbows and not ride with my upper body. Gee has a big stride 😁
You did amazing Mich. Looking great. What a great video. Love the moving the reins so YOU can feel the mouth! Not just to get the horse listening. Lots of take aways ❤️
Either Alicia is completely out of her mind or she’s just an extremely generous person! I’ve never met anyone like her in my circle of horseman that would let students that are riding at lower levels ride their FEI/ Grand Prix horses… It’s like letting someone drive your Ferrari that is just learning how to drive! High performance with Lots of hidden buttons! These horses are really goods sports! Alicia. You’re growing on me!🥂
I just have a little problem getting my Mare into a canter without having to do a very forward going trot to start and then managing to keep her in canter may be just 1 or 2 strides then she'll go back into trot. She can be hard work bless her. If i carry a whip then it's only lightly applied if leg aids don't work but i don't make a habit of carrying one. Maybe i need to ground my feet into stirrups sit up and count the tempo etc x
I have been having great success with my horse because of your instruction. Love the canter trot transition instruction and of course the flap like a duck. I did a quick search but didn't find any recent videos on trot walk transitions and square halts. I am having a devil of a time in my trot walk transitions when she's not throwing her head up or bracing against my hands and then I get all handsy and I don't know if I should get more handsy or less or how to have the right conversation with her.
Hi Melanie!! Thanks so much for reaching out! We'd love to help and get a better idea of what is happening in your transitions by discussing at one of our live coaching sessions. Could you email us at support@yourridingsuccess.com and reference this comment and we can set you up with some free access to attend x
Hi Alicia and team, Wow what a lesson! Making our Aussies proud Michelle! Watching your before and after is amazing! Very helpful for me too. If I keep seeing videos where Alicia says now for the canter timing, it’s finally sinking in. I don’t think I have ever given much thought to foot falls or the actual sequences. And today I think comments about the elbows you would probably say to me too! So luv Gee! You guys are awesome, Thanku, Vick from Oz. X
@@YourRidingSuccess I owe you! Rode my ‘mission’ this morning - flapped ‘like a duck’ and felt her relax! Followed by me - a jolly little canter on both reins. I had no idea how tight in the upper thigh and hip I have become. Real eye opener- 🙏
That's wonderful to hear! Congratulations on your successful ride and on recognizing the areas where you can improve. Keep up the great work and enjoy your progress!
Great video! Thank you Alicia, Michelle, and Gee :D I really got the steady contact in the front. I'm in a similar position with my current lease horse - he holds a frame, but doesn't really go on the bit. And I think it's because I let him go in the front. Can't wait to give it a try : D
Mish G in da house!!! 🤣 That was so good! Very interesting to see how easy it was for Mish to get the trot on the right rein but then found it so hard on the left rein! Can't wait to bear all about your trip and riding Gee when you can get into a study session!
I have just had the best ride thanks to you ! I ride every time thinking about train tracks, weight in stirrups, upper arm part of torso, soft hands. But I had my mare falling in down the long side in canter ( have just started more canter) I thought what am I doing? And got into 2 point and it fixed the problem, so to me I was doing to much 🤯
It would be great to have links to referenced videos in the information section above. I wasn't able to follow the link for the trot to canter video explaining using the duck.
Thanks so much for tuning in and the feedback! The links pop up in the actual video :] Here is the link for canter to trot transitions - ua-cam.com/video/XnMEUWz_wQw/v-deo.html
Thank you again. What aids do you use for right bend left bend. Does she just move in the banana? Og does she do something with the reins. And what aid to make him rounder.
Hi Sabrina! Thanks so much for tuning in! To make him rounder it is just a gentle movement of the lower fingers on the reins, similiar to like squeezing a sponge. When Alicia was having Michelle bend Gee left and right it was to help her find the connection again and is the same as if you were going to turn left or right x
Great job Michelle!! What did you mean with ‘lift the shoulder’ when she startet to canter? I am used to the sitting trot when I go to canter - is it better for the transition trot-canter to do the rising trot?
Hi Lola! Thanks so much for tuning in! Lifting the shoulder refers to getting the shoulders upright for Gee to be able to strike off into canter correctly x
My riding problem definitely has to be my posture! Not only do I slouch, which makes my riding look ugly, but I have fluid build up on my left shoulder, which makes me struggle to maintain holding of the rein. I am always trying to correct myself, but sometimes I feel like I’m not getting anywhere. I’m obviously following my physiotherapists advice and exercise plan, but can you recommend anything for helping my posture Alicia? X
Hi Emily! Thank you so much for reaching out! Have a watch of out pilates playlist as Alicia goes through exercises and tips to improve posture :] ua-cam.com/play/PLilNDMqFJS_D3J5JCNhAd7oC7-h1BZlQt.html
Hey i have a question do I keep my outer leg behind the girth all the time when I am cantering or just to ask for the canter then put it back over the girth?
Thanks so much for tuning in! What a great question! The aid for canter should be a quick pop of the outside leg behind the girth and then it should return to the normal position.
@@YourRidingSuccess Does that mean I shouldn't keep the outer leg behind the girth all the time in the canter? What is the normal position, and when i wanna give the horse a kick when i am cantering Use any leg?
No you don't want to have the outleg behind the girth all the time in the canter, you want to return it to the normal position at the girth. You can kick with both legs when cantering x
Thanks so much for tuning in! How are your hands moving? Is it more that you are letting the reins go through your hands or are your hands moving around quite alot? Leaning forward is often a symptom- watch how in the video Michelle leans forward due to gripping with her legs x
Completely understand! We are actually doing a seminar on overcoming fear that would be helpful for you then! You can register here- www.yourridingsuccess.com/class-fear
Someone told me that after a half an hour riding the horses back starts to hurt them. This sounded unreal to me. Could you comment on this from your perspective. I ride my Arabian for an hour, twice a week and want to make sure I am not hurting him.
Hi Marcy! What you need to remember is if you condition your horse to the work, their body is strong enough to do the work. So if you had a horse that was particularly unfit and not strong, you'd need to be cautious of how long you are riding when bringing back into work.
@@YourRidingSuccess thank you for the info. My horse is young and fit, but I was talking to a person whose horse is older and recovering from illness and neglect.
These real life training sessions are absolutely brilliant! Seeing just „normal“ riders and their issues helps so much! So brave of Michelle letting the internet watch her ride, thank you 😍
So glad you are enjoying this video so much!! Thanks for watching 💗
My biggest takeaway from this video was to sit tall, bend elbows, imagine train tracks and that contact is SO SO important! If you have contact, everything else is so much easier. Thank you so much for explaining this so well, there were so many takeaways! Your Chanel has helped my riding progress so much faster and i’m glad someone else can relate and has the same issues with their riding. Thankyou!!! 😍😍🥰🥰🐴🐴💥💥
LOVE it!! Thanks for sharing your biggest takeaways so far!!
Great job Michelle! I have so many of the same issues. I try SO DAMNED HARD that it works against me! Thank you for this. I will ride today and apply your lessons to my ride!
Love this. Thank you Shannon! :)
This was very helpful, so brave of the rider to share the lesson as well. Thank you so much! You’re an amazing teacher Alicia & Michelle you did a wonderful job. 😊
Thank you! So glad you find this video so helpful! x
Lightbulb moment regarding trot and canter being the same speed! So much to take away from this lesson - sitting taller, stop trying so hard, legs off, two point position. I can't wait to try this on my boy. Thank you michelle and alicia and of course you Gee 💕
Yes, please let us know how you go! :)
Thank goodness for Alicia 🙏🏼🤩 I’ve never met anyone who explains so well. I think my one of my new life goals is to have a lesson with her. Amazing and very talented
YAY!! So lovely to hear this! Thank you so much x
13:00 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 WHAT A GREAT WAY TO EXPLAIN!!!
Yes, thank you!! :)
These videos are SPOOKY!!!!! It literally comes out after a ride and its the stuff I feel I need to work on in the next ride! I video all my rides and then go back critique everything I did/didnt do, trying to apply what I am learning. Wish this could be me more than anything!!! Dream come true.
Thank you for sharing Liza! You are going to get there! :)
Absolutely awesome Michelle, this helped me so much , my trainer died of covid last December and I listen to Alicia s lessons every day ! My big problem is gripping and ur lesson is a Godsend to me!❤
Thanks so much!
'You're trying too hard' - Yep i think we're all guilty of that little number in our riding hours. I watched this on my phone and all the time I'm thinking those were so many of the issues i had. I'm going to watch this again on the tv to see if i can pick out better the points you were making when you said you culd see what the issues were. I also know that because there was so much going on mentally for Michelle that she could have kicked herself when she gave you the wrong direction that the shoulder should be because i know she knew the right answer. This was a really helpful video for so many of your veiwers. Awedome work ladies👍💛👍💙
Thanks so much for sharing Pippa!! Love that you are going to watch this video again. :)
You did so good Michelle, how funny are we Aussies when things go pear shaped we just say it like it is and then dust it off and try again. You didn't give up and could see you reset and clear you head and give it another go. love that you're from Melbourne. Wish Alicia would come to Melbourne for a clinic, that would be awesome!!
Thanks for watching!! So glad you enjoyed it so much 😘
Thank you Michelle for letting us see your lesson. It's so helpful watching you and hearing Alicias tips on getting it right. You were great.😍
Thank you so much! :)
Great work Michelle, I sympathise with your frustration when you felt it was going to s***, that's me every ride. Well done for keeping at it and making such amazing progress. Thanks for sharing it for us to learn too
Thank you! Love that you are learning so much! :)
Great job Michelle
Thank you! Cheers!
Great lesson . Since the horse is so responsive it's so easy to see all the riders issues. Gripping is one of my biggest issues too. Thanks to you both
Thanks for watching!! So glad you enjoyed this video x
Just what I needed to watch tonight! Will try this tomorrow! Thanks Alicia!!
You are so welcome!
Great riding Michelle and persevering! I think I would have given up. Love the “reset” each time - walk collect yourself and try again. Great job!!!
Yes! Thank you!
I love watching your lesson with Michelle!! Fantastic job, Michelle! Letting all of us watch your learning process is awesome and SO helpful because I think many of us are right there with you! 👏 Bravo, great episode Alicia and Michelle.
LOVE it! Glad you enjoyed this video! x
So excited to see Mish ride!! 🤩
Love this! Thanks Abbey!
I can relate a lot to the issues being addressed in this lesson so will be thinking about train tracks, standing on the ground and a better contact in my next lesson. I love these videos! Thanks 😁
Thanks for sharing! Glad you love the videos! :)
“Stand on the ground with your feet.” My new mantra! Thank you 😊
Love that!
Thank you Michelle for sharing your ride!! Alicia you are such a wonderful person. After years of getting instruction and never getting anywhere I watch your videos and just get it. Really understanding connection. Thank you Thank you Thank you. You are so special.!!!
You are so welcome! Thank you, Kay!
This was fantastic! Thank you to Michelle for letting us watch this. SO helpful.
Yes, thank you so much! :)
I love this so much. It's reassuring that it's pretty normal to know what to do but having issues knowing when to execute it but seeing it in real time and seeing Michelle go through the process is really enlightening!
100%!!! She is amazing!!!
Love Michelle. I go downhill like that over trying on the exact same thing. It is so frustrating. Well done Michelle.
Thank you so much Nadia! :)
Really helpful to see a rider showing some of the same problems I have. I have a problem of rushing my horse from trot to get into the canter. Now I understand how to fix it. Good for Michelle persevering and willing to show her lessons on video.
Glad it helped!
Well ridden Michelle you so remind me of myself when you are trying so hard , looking at the comments below I'm not the only one.🐎🐴
Thank you so much! :)
The reins, wow mind blown! I'm constantly changing my reins because I don't realize they keep getting longer or whatever I'm doing with them...I have no idea what I'm doing with them.
Love this! Now you know! :)
I will be there watching 🤣 See you later
Thank you Carol! :)
Is she, isn't she on the bit is the bane of most riders lives 😆 So great to watch back snippets and recognise if the horse is truely connected. I remember you saying on a dma session that I would be on the bit within 3 months Alicia... 6 months later and we have it at times but not others... determined to keep watching, re-watching... I will not let you down Alicia!! 🥰🤭
Go for it Emma! You're doing really good! :)
@@YourRidingSuccess aww thank you 🤗I'm certainly trying if nothing else 😆😉
Great job! It's so hard to be watched. You are brave!
Super!!
I love this lesson! I think my posture is EXACTLY like Michelle's so it was super useful to watch. Thank you both for sharing this!!
You're most welcome! :)
Well done Michelle. You have done fantastically well.
Thank you so much!
Awesome lesson Mish, so many great take aways for us all to learn from. Great job implementing the changes for instant results, amazing teaching as always Alicia and Gee 💕
Thank you Sharon! :)
Excellent ...Michelle and Alicia you do such a great job 👍👍
Thank you, Regina!
Wow thank you Alicia and Michelle, was so amazing to be able to watch your lesson! I think I have the same problems with my pelvis, gripping and elbows. I can't wait to try to see if I concentrate on not gripping, then solves the pelvis issue.
Yes, go for it!! Let us know how you go! :)
Wauw Michelle you did Amazing job! Flap like a duck and sit straight are my mantra’s because I’m a big gripper so good to see the effect of you let go.
Yes, thank you :)
Oh gosh! I was shattered just watching this! Brilliant video, well done!
Aww thank you so much Kim!! Love that you are enjoying the videos!
I absolutely loved watching this. I could so relate to Michelle ie hands, gripping knees & thighs etc. I completely couldn’t ride properly and found that I was gripping with my legs for safety (I think) after coming off someone else’s horse. I think that fear stepped in
Thanks for sharing, Lisa! I hope this video helps you in riding confidently again x
@@YourRidingSuccess most definitely did, thank you so much
Great job. This is a great example of how a lesson can go
Love this! Yes, thank you!
💡light bulb moment for me is definitely the tipping forward due to leg gripping. I do this when I get nervous, grip more with my leg and tip forward with my pelvis and end up feeling even less secure. I need to trust the duck haha!
Yes! Thank you so much for sharing! :)
Watching Alicia teach is very cool. I love her explanations and tips and tricks to get nice transitions. Can’t wait to try lifting his inside shoulder with my rein to help with trot-canter transitions.
Woohoo! Tell us how you go trying it out x
wooooooooooooooooooooooooow thank you sooooooooo much i've been waiting for soooo long for this thank you again. xoxoxoxoxocoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Vivi
You are so welcome!
This was a great video! I could really see how what you were telling here was working. Once she trusted the process, it all came together. Thanks for sharing your lesson with us Michelle!
You are welcome! :)
One thing I learned from this video is that it is okay to do inside-bend /outside-bend. I've always felt like it would equal see-sawing the horses mouth and therefore I have been a big opponent to doing this. But learning that it can be okay to do - not to get them in the frame but to find the connection. I have a horse that also tends to just go in the frame but without seeking the actual contact. And now I know that it is okay to do nside-bend /outside-bend to find the connection rather than just the frame. Really nice to know that it is okay sometimes, even though probably I will keep being a little shy about doing it too much. x
Love this Josephine! Thanks for sharing!
Love it!! Was always fun seeing Michelle in DMA group, but even better to see her riding Gee!!! I’m seriously thinking that I need to flap like a duck because I have the same issue with tilting forward. Especially when I am about to canter, so I could picture everything she was doing. So helpful!!! Thank you, Michelle, for letting us learn with you!!
You are most welcome! Thanks so much for sharing! :)
You’re so kind! I appreciate it so much!!
Omg Gee is so safe, bless him.
Yes, thank you x
I rode every step with this lady. Her riding style is so similar to mine. I have to remind myself to bend my elbows and not ride with my upper body. Gee has a big stride 😁
Thanks for sharing!
Watching you helped me get back on my horse! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
You did amazing Mich. Looking great. What a great video. Love the moving the reins so YOU can feel the mouth! Not just to get the horse listening.
Lots of take aways ❤️
Thank you so much Suzanne! Love it! :)
Fantastic work 😊🐴
Thank you! Cheers!
Super helpful lesson! Thank you so much Michelle and Alicia ❤.
Love this! You are welcome!
This was so awesome! Alicia I wish you'd come to the US for some clinics! Michelle, thank you for sharing your ride, amazing job!
Love this Brittany! Thanks for always tuning in! :)
Great riding Michelle!! Loved the video and I took lots of advice ❤️ 🐴
Glad you liked it!!
Thanks both, I learn a lot. Can't wait till tomorrow morning to ride my Mister Magic. 😘😁💖
You got this!
Thanks for sharing your ride Michelle. This was such an amazing lesson!!!
Thank you!! :)
Brilliant, great job Michelle, i feel like I'm watching myself with my trainer. So helpful! Rock on ladies!!!
YAY!! So glad you enjoyed this video! 😘
Either Alicia is completely out of her mind or she’s just an extremely generous person!
I’ve never met anyone like her in my circle of horseman that would let students that are riding at lower levels ride their FEI/ Grand Prix horses…
It’s like letting someone drive your Ferrari that is just learning how to drive! High performance with Lots of hidden buttons!
These horses are really goods sports!
Alicia. You’re growing on me!🥂
Little of column a.... little of column b!!! Thank you ;)
Loved this video something i need to learn xx
You should!
I just have a little problem getting my Mare into a canter without having to do a very forward going trot to start and then managing to keep her in canter may be just 1 or 2 strides then she'll go back into trot. She can be hard work bless her. If i carry a whip then it's only lightly applied if leg aids don't work but i don't make a habit of carrying one. Maybe i need to ground my feet into stirrups sit up and count the tempo etc x
Hi Julia! We'll get Alicia or Megan to help you with this and we'll get back to you with an update as soon as we can x
Thank you so much look forward to hearing from you xx
Brilliant. Flap like a duck has worked wonders for me!
Sounds super!! Love this, and thank you for sharing!!
I learned so much. Great video.
Thank you! :)
Wow train track........ Revelation!!! I'll be putting this into practice today...... Thank you
This was incredible. So many take-aways for me. I appreciate all of your videos. I learn so much. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you!!!! Contact thats so Hard.
You got this!
This is really helpful to watch a lesson like this!
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing job Michelle! I take so much from these videos and feel they help me so much in practice!!
Love this, Lydia! Thank you!
Well done Michelle! 👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻Love it 😍 Thank you for sharing your ride with us all!
You are so welcome!
I'm looking forward to you riding Gee one day Abbey!!!! 🤣
I’m glad it was helpful! I’m happy to be able to give back too (even if it’s very scary!)
I have been having great success with my horse because of your instruction. Love the canter trot transition instruction and of course the flap like a duck. I did a quick search but didn't find any recent videos on trot walk transitions and square halts. I am having a devil of a time in my trot walk transitions when she's not throwing her head up or bracing against my hands and then I get all handsy and I don't know if I should get more handsy or less or how to have the right conversation with her.
Hi Melanie!! Thanks so much for reaching out! We'd love to help and get a better idea of what is happening in your transitions by discussing at one of our live coaching sessions. Could you email us at support@yourridingsuccess.com and reference this comment and we can set you up with some free access to attend x
@@YourRidingSuccess Thanks so much! Will do!
Great work Michelle I am like you I lose it to but you got there.
Great going Lisa! Thanks for sharing! :)
that was an amazing lesson this was very helpful because i have similar problems thx !
You're welcome!
Hi Alicia and team, Wow what a lesson! Making our Aussies proud Michelle! Watching your before and after is amazing! Very helpful for me too. If I keep seeing videos where Alicia says now for the canter timing, it’s finally sinking in. I don’t think I have ever given much thought to foot falls or the actual sequences. And today I think comments about the elbows you would probably say to me too! So luv Gee! You guys are awesome, Thanku, Vick from Oz. X
Our pleasure! Thanks so much for your support! :)
Great Lesson!!!!!
Glad you liked it! Thank you so much!! :)
Best video by far x
Thank you so much! :)
I learned so much from this vlog omg !
YAY!! Thanks for watching!!
Well done
Thank you!
amazing - so informative!!
YAY!! Glad you enjoyed it x
That was an awesome lesson! 👍
YAY!! Glad you think so x
@@YourRidingSuccess I owe you! Rode my ‘mission’ this morning - flapped ‘like a duck’ and felt her relax! Followed by me - a jolly little canter on both reins. I had no idea how tight in the upper thigh and hip I have become. Real eye opener- 🙏
That's wonderful to hear! Congratulations on your successful ride and on recognizing the areas where you can improve. Keep up the great work and enjoy your progress!
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Thank you!! xx
I love your videos so much. Thank you!
That was amazing 🤩 thank you 🙏
Any plans to do more of these real life training sessions? Please please please
that's a great idea... we will see what we can do :)
Great video! Thank you Alicia, Michelle, and Gee :D I really got the steady contact in the front. I'm in a similar position with my current lease horse - he holds a frame, but doesn't really go on the bit. And I think it's because I let him go in the front. Can't wait to give it a try : D
You're so welcome! Let us know how you go!
Mish G in da house!!! 🤣 That was so good! Very interesting to see how easy it was for Mish to get the trot on the right rein but then found it so hard on the left rein! Can't wait to bear all about your trip and riding Gee when you can get into a study session!
Yes it was! Mish is very excited!! :)
I have just had the best ride thanks to you ! I ride every time thinking about train tracks, weight in stirrups, upper arm part of torso, soft hands. But I had my mare falling in down the long side in canter ( have just started more canter) I thought what am I doing? And got into 2 point and it fixed the problem, so to me I was doing to much 🤯
Love this! Well done, Maria! Thanks for sharing!! :)
It would be great to have links to referenced videos in the information section above. I wasn't able to follow the link for the trot to canter video explaining using the duck.
Thanks so much for tuning in and the feedback! The links pop up in the actual video :] Here is the link for canter to trot transitions - ua-cam.com/video/XnMEUWz_wQw/v-deo.html
Thank you again. What aids do you use for right bend left bend. Does she just move in the banana? Og does she do something with the reins.
And what aid to make him rounder.
Hi Sabrina! Thanks so much for tuning in! To make him rounder it is just a gentle movement of the lower fingers on the reins, similiar to like squeezing a sponge. When Alicia was having Michelle bend Gee left and right it was to help her find the connection again and is the same as if you were going to turn left or right x
Is there a video specific for TSGM....how to achieve the 80% in feet and 20% in body?
Thanks so much for tuning in! Have a watch of this video :] ua-cam.com/video/XBLkrYEiwI8/v-deo.html
Isn’t she the ex-trainer of Harlow that literally taught her to seesaw her horse’s mouth ?
She is :)
Great job Michelle!!
What did you mean with ‘lift the shoulder’ when she startet to canter?
I am used to the sitting trot when I go to canter - is it better for the transition trot-canter to do the rising trot?
Hi Lola! Thanks so much for tuning in! Lifting the shoulder refers to getting the shoulders upright for Gee to be able to strike off into canter correctly x
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YAY!!
My riding problem definitely has to be my posture! Not only do I slouch, which makes my riding look ugly, but I have fluid build up on my left shoulder, which makes me struggle to maintain holding of the rein. I am always trying to correct myself, but sometimes I feel like I’m not getting anywhere. I’m obviously following my physiotherapists advice and exercise plan, but can you recommend anything for helping my posture Alicia? X
Hi Emily! Thank you so much for reaching out! Have a watch of out pilates playlist as Alicia goes through exercises and tips to improve posture :] ua-cam.com/play/PLilNDMqFJS_D3J5JCNhAd7oC7-h1BZlQt.html
@@YourRidingSuccess Thank you!
Hey i have a question do I keep my outer leg behind the girth all the time when I am cantering or just to ask for the canter then put it back over the girth?
Thanks so much for tuning in! What a great question! The aid for canter should be a quick pop of the outside leg behind the girth and then it should return to the normal position.
@@YourRidingSuccess Does that mean I shouldn't keep the outer leg behind the girth all the time in the canter? What is the normal position, and when i wanna give the horse a kick when i am cantering Use any leg?
No you don't want to have the outleg behind the girth all the time in the canter, you want to return it to the normal position at the girth. You can kick with both legs when cantering x
@@YourRidingSuccess thank you soo much you've helped me a lot
my hands constantly move, too. as well as i lean forward too much any solution for that alicia ?
Thanks so much for tuning in! How are your hands moving? Is it more that you are letting the reins go through your hands or are your hands moving around quite alot? Leaning forward is often a symptom- watch how in the video Michelle leans forward due to gripping with her legs x
@@YourRidingSuccess I lean forward because of fear i feel
Completely understand! We are actually doing a seminar on overcoming fear that would be helpful for you then! You can register here- www.yourridingsuccess.com/class-fear
Someone told me that after a half an hour riding the horses back starts to hurt them. This sounded unreal to me. Could you comment on this from your perspective. I ride my Arabian for an hour, twice a week and want to make sure I am not hurting him.
Hi Marcy! Thanks so much for tuning in! We have passed your question along to Alicia to give her thoughts on this x
@@YourRidingSuccess thanks
Hi Marcy! What you need to remember is if you condition your horse to the work, their body is strong enough to do the work. So if you had a horse that was particularly unfit and not strong, you'd need to be cautious of how long you are riding when bringing back into work.
@@YourRidingSuccess thank you for the info. My horse is young and fit, but I was talking to a person whose horse is older and recovering from illness and neglect.
Wow~ a little nervous for the lady. keeping practice. Body relaxation and smooth is very important for us.
Absolutely!!
I have to say, it’s so easy to grip with your legs when riding without stirrups, if you feel like to might lose your balance and fall off. 😒
Yes!
Are you currently doing videos 2023
Yes! Watch this space x