Welcome to a new vlog! We're stepping it up in training as we begin to prepare for Elementary level with British Dressage. I hope you enjoy and please don't forget to subscribe xx
You have a lovely horse! Really nice combination. The moment you go to a looser frame.. you see he lets go of the tension and uses his body much better. And trot and canter from the hind and to the front an really using his back. When you collect him. It looks like he is pushing his back away..that is why tempo changes are hard, because he is not going over his back. I really like you 2 as an combination and it is a journey together❤
Spot on. Vossi is a wonderful horse and Charlotte so keen to learn. Both need to learn to ride the hindlegs and not the head and allow Vossi to lift his back and reach forward to the bit with legs coming under him but I can see positive changes. A lifetimes habit doesn't change overnight
something my trainer would do which helped with balance would be do a lunge lesson where we dont have our reins or stirrups. super helpful with balance! also potentially a larger saddle will help allow your seat to follow him better. Yall look great though!!
Oh get you!! . Love the dressage you good luck for the new year ❤
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Oh my Godddd loved the video!!! Ur vlogs have made me feel so much more interested in dressage and I now consider doing it as a discipline. I’m not an expert and I can’t see very well if the leg yielding is well done or not but yours looked pretty nonetheless 😅 Please do more videos like this! And with the voiceover to explain what’s happening or I’ll be lost 😂❤
Isn’t dressage hard! Try use vertical half halts (little bump upwards) with your hands to get him to lift his nose up and out and carry your own hands forward - it’s looks like you act a bit backwards with your hands and hold the rein quite firm in your fist - try hold the reins between your thumb and index finger and be light with the rest of your fingers like a piano. If you use your hands more upwards through transitions rather than backwards it should help him keep his nose out. You can use your inside hand upwards with a key in lock type motion to get the inside flexion while keeping his nose more out. Having him go around disconnected with his head so low doesn’t help get them over their back / stretch - it really just pushes them more on the shoulders/forehand. He needs to be travelling up and open and then getting an extension from pushing his nose forward and out (not down and BTV)
Teach turn on the forehand to get him to understand the inside leg and then leg yield and do it in walk. Walk is the Queen of Gaits and firstly is slower so he can work his body out and secondly is much more of a gymnastic workout as he can't use inertia and the flight phase of trot to move over but must actually pick his inside hind up and place it over under his body. And his stretch at the end of this session was far far better than the stretch at the start which was still way behind the vertical! Well done!
Can see a nice improvement but Vossi is still too much behind the vertical even in the stretch....he will never physically be able to lift his back whilst BTV it is just their bio mechanics. Keep at it though you will get there! I suspect as a former SJ maybe he has been ridden in draw reins when younger, it can be very hard to get them to move out to the bit if they have been conditioned to be behind it!??
I agree. He's lovely but not a fan of the riding or way he goes. Doesn't look like he's comfy, but I'm only seeing a video so could be fab. I just can't watch
I was at a clinic with Christoph Hess and he had people riding with both reins in their outside hand. I thing trying that exercise would help you. I see your outside rein connection being wish washy at times and your inside hand being a bit grabby. « Inside reins are just for decoration ». While that is not always the case, sometimes they are needed to have a quiet chat with the horse, it is a really good way of thinking, to help those of us who like to fiddle, to learn to keep that rein soft and giving. Working on that outside rein connection seems to help a lot in leg yields.
Ok Charlotte, why why why are you doing a collagen supplement when you are young (gorgeous hair obvious, your skin looks fine, and all of us equestrians struggle keeping our nails decent - LOL)? I'm 61 post-menopausal. I'm the one that needs it... A year ago, not long after I turned 60, my once thick hair suddenly thinned. I've been struggling to try either a collagen supplement or Nutrafol (highly recommended by my OBGYN doctor as well as my hair stylist). I decided to try the route of taking vitamin B-Complex as well as Biotin (another alternative my hairstylist recommended). A year on, still thin hair. So I'm breaking down and trying Nutrafol (it's not cheap, $79 a month). But if that fails, I may try just collagen supplement. So, pardon me, but I do not get why you need it. By the way, you and Vossie rock! Love checking out your vlogs. Keep up the great work with Vossie!
I was just going to say I think the knee rolls aren't doing you any favours at all. Some people love them, however I think they lock you in place and restrict movement.
i actually think the saddle might be a little small for her which is pushing her forward against the knee rolls. A larger saddle seat will allow more following movement in her seat.
@@margs82 I agree with you on that too. I just also think the knee rolls are helping. They sometimes give people a bit of a cheat seat, but I also find them a hinderance.
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Welcome to a new vlog! We're stepping it up in training as we begin to prepare for Elementary level with British Dressage.
I hope you enjoy and please don't forget to subscribe xx
You have a lovely horse! Really nice combination. The moment you go to a looser frame.. you see he lets go of the tension and uses his body much better. And trot and canter from the hind and to the front an really using his back. When you collect him. It looks like he is pushing his back away..that is why tempo changes are hard, because he is not going over his back.
I really like you 2 as an combination and it is a journey together❤
Spot on. Vossi is a wonderful horse and Charlotte so keen to learn. Both need to learn to ride the hindlegs and not the head and allow Vossi to lift his back and reach forward to the bit with legs coming under him but I can see positive changes. A lifetimes habit doesn't change overnight
Thank you very much!
something my trainer would do which helped with balance would be do a lunge lesson where we dont have our reins or stirrups. super helpful with balance! also potentially a larger saddle will help allow your seat to follow him better. Yall look great though!!
Lovely to watch you and vossi training Charlotte and the improvements being made xx❤
You are so kind thank you x
Nice vlog, don't worry about your output family comes first it's understandable. Grea job on the Stable Roof too.
10000% dad to thank for the roof, mum and I were just a help in hand on the ground…oh and provided the coffee’s and biscuits (crucial job tbf)
@@RidingwithCharlotte well done to your dad.
It's great to see your progress, Vossi looks so well 😊
Thank you! 😊
Oh get you!! . Love the dressage you good luck for the new year ❤
Oh my Godddd loved the video!!! Ur vlogs have made me feel so much more interested in dressage and I now consider doing it as a discipline. I’m not an expert and I can’t see very well if the leg yielding is well done or not but yours looked pretty nonetheless 😅 Please do more videos like this! And with the voiceover to explain what’s happening or I’ll be lost 😂❤
Thank you so much❤
We need another Charlotte and Meg Elphick video
Isn’t dressage hard! Try use vertical half halts (little bump upwards) with your hands to get him to lift his nose up and out and carry your own hands forward - it’s looks like you act a bit backwards with your hands and hold the rein quite firm in your fist - try hold the reins between your thumb and index finger and be light with the rest of your fingers like a piano. If you use your hands more upwards through transitions rather than backwards it should help him keep his nose out. You can use your inside hand upwards with a key in lock type motion to get the inside flexion while keeping his nose more out. Having him go around disconnected with his head so low doesn’t help get them over their back / stretch - it really just pushes them more on the shoulders/forehand. He needs to be travelling up and open and then getting an extension from pushing his nose forward and out (not down and BTV)
Teach turn on the forehand to get him to understand the inside leg and then leg yield and do it in walk. Walk is the Queen of Gaits and firstly is slower so he can work his body out and secondly is much more of a gymnastic workout as he can't use inertia and the flight phase of trot to move over but must actually pick his inside hind up and place it over under his body. And his stretch at the end of this session was far far better than the stretch at the start which was still way behind the vertical! Well done!
Nice Le Chameau boots!! Are comortable for walk and waterproof and warm?
what stock ties do people recommend??? Also luv your videos Charlotte!
Can see a nice improvement but Vossi is still too much behind the vertical even in the stretch....he will never physically be able to lift his back whilst BTV it is just their bio mechanics. Keep at it though you will get there! I suspect as a former SJ maybe he has been ridden in draw reins when younger, it can be very hard to get them to move out to the bit if they have been conditioned to be behind it!??
I agree. He's lovely but not a fan of the riding or way he goes. Doesn't look like he's comfy, but I'm only seeing a video so could be fab. I just can't watch
I was at a clinic with Christoph Hess and he had people riding with both reins in their outside hand. I thing trying that exercise would help you. I see your outside rein connection being wish washy at times and your inside hand being a bit grabby. « Inside reins are just for decoration ». While that is not always the case, sometimes they are needed to have a quiet chat with the horse, it is a really good way of thinking, to help those of us who like to fiddle, to learn to keep that rein soft and giving. Working on that outside rein connection seems to help a lot in leg yields.
Your stretch trot and canter are amazing! I remember how high headed he was when you were first jumping with him.
The best place to work on leg yield is on the trail. Back and forth across the road. Shoulder in, travers, renvers along the ditch. Have fun!
Ok Charlotte, why why why are you doing a collagen supplement when you are young (gorgeous hair obvious, your skin looks fine, and all of us equestrians struggle keeping our nails decent - LOL)? I'm 61 post-menopausal. I'm the one that needs it... A year ago, not long after I turned 60, my once thick hair suddenly thinned. I've been struggling to try either a collagen supplement or Nutrafol (highly recommended by my OBGYN doctor as well as my hair stylist). I decided to try the route of taking vitamin B-Complex as well as Biotin (another alternative my hairstylist recommended). A year on, still thin hair. So I'm breaking down and trying Nutrafol (it's not cheap, $79 a month). But if that fails, I may try just collagen supplement. So, pardon me, but I do not get why you need it. By the way, you and Vossie rock! Love checking out your vlogs. Keep up the great work with Vossie!
I was just going to say I think the knee rolls aren't doing you any favours at all. Some people love them, however I think they lock you in place and restrict movement.
i actually think the saddle might be a little small for her which is pushing her forward against the knee rolls. A larger saddle seat will allow more following movement in her seat.
@@margs82 I agree with you on that too. I just also think the knee rolls are helping. They sometimes give people a bit of a cheat seat, but I also find them a hinderance.