Downward Transitions
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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I’m pretty sure we’re ALL guilty of bad downward transitions! When you want to reward your horse, or when you get tired and need to take a break, it’s so easy to just collapse into the walk - but this is SO BAD for the training! We must remember to keep the horse active, in frame and stepping forward in the downward transition, and then give them a break!
The horse must work during the transition and gets to rest after the transition!
Some of the most common mistakes in the downward transitions are:
Rider pulls on the reins, horse braces
Horse looses impulsion and screeches to a stop
Horse hollows
Rider tips forward
Horse falls on the forehand
Here are some tips to help you get “forward downward” transitions so that the horse steps forward and through the transition-
make the transition form your seat and core (the voice can also help)
Push the horse a little off of the inside leg to help get them to step forward and through from the inside hind leg. (Think shoulder-in)
Keep your leg on in the downward transition to help keep the hind leg moving
In Dressage, we want a seamless change from one gait to another with invisible aids from the rider and no disruption to the horse’s balance, harmony, or frame.
Remember that the quality of the downward transition depends on the quality of the gait prior to the transition - so make sure that you have a good trot before transitioning to the walk. And you will need to activate and add energy before doing a downward transition!
You explain things so well by breaking down all the complex terms into easy to understand phrases. The practical demonstrations of how NOT to do something are super helpful. Thank you, I have learnt so much from your videos
Was having a really hard time with trot to walk transition thank you for this amazing video
You're so welcome! Glad it helped!!
Guilty 🤣🤣🤣
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Brilliant video Amelia. ❤I struggle with maintaining roundness in trot to canter. Thank you.😊
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Heyy!! This was very helpful, thank you so much! My horse has tension in her body(mostly neck) so it's a really good idea to stop off the seat. I heard you should use your reins only 2% of the ride... Could you also make a video about relaxation? My horse is everything but relaxed because of the reins🥺🙏😅
Hey, I saw you asked the same thing on another video and I was wondering if I could offer my two cents worth.
I just wanted you to know that you're not alone with a horse with a tight neck. Actually it's where most horses hold their tension. There are a few exercises that can help with this.
First thing you can try is a lot of small circles at the walk. This should work wonders because horses can't bend around in a small space and hold their tension at the same time. If you can give the rein and squeeze the inside one while turning, your horse will soften off the inside of the bit which will then soften the neck. Be patient though, it's not going to happen at the beginning. Change directions often. Doing the same thing for long periods causes tension in itself. You can also add long, slow transitions from walk to halt. If it takes a whole round around the ring, so be it as long as horsey comes down calmly.
If your horse is getting the hang of it and trying to give you the answers you want, try applying some inside leg on the small circles to expand them. Nothing major, just a few steps out and then continue around circle as usual.
Sometimes a horse won't give us the stretch because he is holding in the body. So like with the circle above, head down the long side and add in some subtle shoulder in. This will help concave the inside ribs and give more bend. This also activates the inside hind and softens the inside of the horse which aids in the tension in the neck.
I'd also like to add that contact can and will help you. Many people believe that touching the horse's mouth is recipe for disaster. They'll also saying running around the ring until the horse tires will encourage him to stretch down. It doesn't happen. But if you can take some contact of the reins and with your legs--nothing big, just feel like you're softly holding hands with him--you can build confidence because he knows where you are and he'll be more accepting to stretch and relax.
Just my thoughts.
Yes. A video on relaxation is a good one!
@@NolanMCruz wow you took the time to write this whole thing, tank you so much! You can't imagine how grateful I am, since this has always been a major problem😍😍💕
@@Mara-fv8lg no problem I feel you I've been there too! I hope it helps!
You are just the best. Am so impressed with your way of explaining and teaching dressage . Thousand thanks Amelia.
I have a bad habit of saying "good boy!" Every time I do a downward, and now if I say that, Copper interperates that as "okay, time to stop" 🤣 Having the right amount of support on a young horse and timing my praise correctly is very hard.
Yes! For sure it's important to reward the horse but you want them to keep going when you do!
I’m currently working on breaking the same habit. My instructor suggests trying 2 things to help - 1- giving my horse a small scratch on his wither with one finger when he is doing well instead of a voice response and 2- when he does something really nicely like a good downward transition to trot saying “Good boy, trot on”rather than just good boy.
@@barbvernon9454 thats great advice!! I will give that a try for sure. Its amazing how much good praise can do, I can feel a difference in copper every time I tell him he's doing well. So important to show some love.... at the appropriate time, with leg on 😁😁
Thank you so much for this video. I'm working on all of this with my horse.
pancake is the best description ever! now can see some of the bad habits I've introduced!
Many thanks for these videos Amelia, they are really well presented and I have found them incredibly useful.
Yes I do this and finally realize that it’s not a reward to end badly. Always thought I was being kind throwing the reins and patting him. I love how you quoted Stefan Peters as saying “work through the downward transition”. And I will now think inside leg as I ask for the downward transition - and feel for the right time ! Your descriptions are spot on.
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Well, bareback in a grassy field is my HAPPIEST happy place, but you know what I mean!
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This is incredibly helpful! Lots of easy-to-follow tips I can take into the arena tonight. I, too, am guilty of "throwing" my horse away when I try to give him a break. Thank you so much, Amelia! I am SO glad I stumbled upon your website last week!!!!
I love Wednesdays for the new videos !! This one is perfect as I am totally guilty
Yes!! We all are guilty of this at times!
Thank you so much for making this video! I often feel a moment of disconnect/pop in my seat when transitioning down into a sitting trot, and I think giving it a few more strides to happen more gradually could help me follow that better.
I'm literally going riding I half an hour and I got a recommended video (this video) and this is literally what I was going to work on in my ride, I swear this is destiny, like god know what I need and is pointing me in the right direction, all my starts are aligning😂
Yay!! That’s awesome!!
Another fabulous video Amelia thank you. I was waiting for another downward transition lesson as both me and my horse are pretty terrible at them! She has weak stifles so she struggles to sit on her hind legs for the downward transition. She also gets tense about it which throws us both out of balance. More videos on this please Amelia especially if you have a greener/younger horse just learning the transitions too! X
A little yielding and shoulder fore in the downward transition can help to diffuse this tension!
Guilty 🙈
Thanks a lot for the video and great explanation. Every time it goes wrong we now will think "oops pancake transition". Will definitely help and will help us to get more and more "ridden transitions". Good to realize that we need to take more time for preparation...at least until it goes more automatically.
My favorit videos right now are the transition to canter ones. My horse is slowing down and wants to anticipate when only thinking on the transition. Really need to work on this. Also the idea for a video on relaxation would suit us very well. Thanks for all your easy to understand tips and tricks !!!! All the best from the Netherlands.
Thank you very helpful love your videos
Thank you...so helpful! I was working on downward transitions yesterday!
🙄🙈 guilty at times! Its a matter of staying focused and present all the way thru to the walk break! Great explanation! I try to talk myself through to the walk... like canter canter canter and trot... or walk etc.... that way im focusing on keeping my horses together and with me! Happy riding!
Yes!! That’s a great tip! Thanks for sharing!
Guilty as charged! :) Excellent pointers that I will put into play this weekend. Thank you!
thank you sooo much Amelia...I found first you last week and I'm hooked and have already learned and incorporated so much of your advice into my riding...your videos are awesome!!
Yay!! Awesome! I’m so glad to hear this!
Thank u for this great video, really helps me be better!
Thank you! This is SO me.I think I am rewarding for the walk - but clearly I’m rewarding the wrong thing! Sadly, I just can’t feel the croup come up, but now I know what is happening when I don’t use my seat for the downward transition .
Yes. And just make sure you sit back for the downward transition and don’t get tipped forward 💪😀
I tend to have problems with the downward transition from canter to trot. When you say to use your seat for the transition, I hear you talking about your core, and how to use it, but what is your seat doing? I know that is probably a silly question, but I'm not sure what I should be doing. Thanks for your helpful videos, I love them.
Awesome video
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I am so guilty of this! I have 2 horses and they are very different. The result is that the transitions are different, whereas they should be seamless. One horse is lazy and wants to drop downward, the other wants to keep going. This vlog is helpful. I like the image of "pancake," and why it must be avoided. I must keep the downward transition smooth and active regardless of the horse's propensity. BTW: I wish my arena had mirrors, that would be helpful.
Yes!! And yes mirrors are so helpful!!
Do you have a video on adding leg to a very very sensitive horse? Even the slight action of putting my leg back entices a lateral movement. I have tried simply putting my leg on and trying to get him over it but he becomes very overwhelmed and starts to just shut off which is so much worse!
This is so interesting! I'm definitely guilty of doing this during lessons. Although tbh I would have been happy if the horse just stopped cantering when I asked! lol
This was a very helpful video! As far as breathing, do we inhale or exhale when giving the aid?
Beauty video 🤩🤩🤩 I dont know why i miss this one 🤣 Have a small question: as I a m still practicing my seating trot, i mostly train on a posting trot. I am using all your suggestions on posting trot. I assume it is much more difficult to achieve them on a posting trot rather then on a seating trot? Or it does not matter! I assume as well that using the posting trot I need to study deeply the timing additional aid? 😍🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🦄🦄🦄
Hi Spazio, glad you're enjoying the videos! When doing a transition from trot to another gait, you can do just a few strides of sitting trot before the transition, that will help with the balance!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thank you!! Indeed, i use to seat few strides and my Byron can feel it unfortunately. I find hard to achieve correctly some exercises in posting. Hope soon my seating trot will come :) I sort of can using a schooling trot. But being harsh i do few strides only :) Today i did seat few strides and up again and seat again. It went well :) :) :)
I ride a horse horse that likes to go a too fast trot after the gallop to trot transitions when I ride them forward. If I ride the transitions a little bit less forward he thinks them backwards or he just collects. Could it be the solution to ride these transitions in leg-yield from my inside leg? Could you maybe do a video how to introduce and ride a leg-yield in gallop and when to use it? I saw many Grand prix rides use it in their training.
How do you fix a horse were when you ask them to track up they get stubby and jog like jello??
So guilty 😅🙈
So if they do a bad down transition do you put them back into the previous gate and try again?
Pancake transition? Stop riding and fall forward? Sorry, don't know her. My downward transitions are perfect every time. I PROMISE....as long as there are no absolutely follow-up questions about it and you are not watching X'D
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What do you do if you're horse does nothing when to tighten you're belly. How do you teach the horse to respond to that aid?
This is a great question! I answered it in today's LIVE as I thought others would like it too!
Riding correctly is only part of the equation, if the horse has soreness issues in the hocks and back he will have difficulty in correctly transitioning down because of the inability to carry on the hind legs.
Do u have any tips for horses that have a nice transition but a step or two after the transition they start running? I have been struggling a lot with this in canter-trot transitions
It sounds like they might be getting unbalanced. Riding patterns and figures can help. This video has three great exercises: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/three-patterns-for-better-canter-transitions/
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage THANK YOU SO MUCH❤️🙏🙏🙏 I tried an exercise in the video and she is already so much better!!
What if your horse goes down so much that they bump you out of the saddle?
Request please