Turn the Saddle not the Bridle
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Turn the saddle, not the bridle
Have you ever heard the phrase “taking the reins” used to mean taking control of something? Yeah, I bet all the time! It’s a pretty common phrase! Well next time someone says that to you, tell them the whole of the english speaking world has been working under a misapprehension about the reins!
Sure reins are important, but they’re part of a MUCH bigger equation! If you want to turn correctly and effectively, you’ve got to turn with the SADDLE, not the bridle! The saddle is the true steering wheel of your horse.
Most people, if they want to turn left, they just pull the left rein, but all this does is take the horse’s neck to the inside. This throws them off balance and then they swing their body out to correct this. Then the horse’s whole body just falls to the outside.
Sure, you’ll get some sort of a turn, but your horse’s risk of tripping will be pretty high, and the quality of the turn will be very low. In fact, turn would be a loose term for what really would just be an extended drift! Turning the saddle is the way to avoid this dreaded drift action!
Here’s how to “Turn the Saddle” to turn left.
Have a contact with your horse
Push in with outside upper right thigh.
Place outside lower leg a little back.
Push the saddle round the turn
If your horse is a dedicated drifter from years of bridle turning, don’t worry, they’ll learn! But try this exercise to help teach them the new way of turning gradually.
Ride a Geometric Shape to avoid the drift!
Instead of expecting a pure circle when learning how to turn through the saddle, turn in tiny increments instead.
Give the aids to turn as above,
Then ride straight for a few strides.
Then turn again.
This will result in a pentagonal or hexagonal shape, but as your horse learns and you get stronger giving the aid, you will be able to ride a circle.
If you’ve been bridle turning all your life, these exercises will really help improve the quality of your turns! Have a look at the video and see the difference in Mercurio when we do each turn. Let me know in the comments if the exercises help you!.
Thanks so much for watching and Happy Riding!!
This is a great way of explaining it instead of your trainer just screaming leg leg leg leg leg
Yeah I would always just kick with my inside heel when that would happen!
Turn the saddle not the bridle is an excellent mantra for improving turns. Thank you so much for this.
Oh my goodness, you visualized the exact problem I have with my horse turning left -- I will be watching this one again and again. Thank you, Amelia!
Vou tentar virar a esquerda da forma como você explicou
This image is a great tool. You are skillful at communicating concepts in a simple way.
Thank you!!
Yes, it's a great way of explaining "ride the hind end", which my trainer uses
Hi Amelia, I have been teaching riders of all levels for a long time now, and I use all kinds of visuals my students may internalise. When this video, better said the title popped up I immidialaty knew this is the best, most concise picture of them all. Thanks for that!:) Greetings from Germany.S:)
Yay!! Thank you! Glad this was helpful!!!
Hi Alecia: I love the phrase " Turn the Saddle'. I practiced with my Friesian in 2013 trying turn him turning with my inner thigh and I literally strained my inner left thigh muscle. My current 5 yr old is bad going to the Right. I am constantly doing your Snowman exercise and have also been working on Turn on haunches moving his shoulders around. Thank you 😊
Like this idea a lot. I will add this to my riding today when I go down.
Years ago, my instructor told me to imagine that my whole body was a “Turning Barber Pole”. Follow 2/2 beat; turn-turn/straight-straight
Just want to say you are excellent at explaining how to. By that I mean anyone can benefit from your videos no matter what the experience level. Thank you
Oh my goodness Amelia this makes so much sense. I can see myself with using my reins, where I cross over the neck with my rein to assist in the turn 😮. I even did exactly that today several times, not being conscious of my hand movements. Poor LuLu she must be soo confused 😢❤❤
Practice makes perfect!
Started riding 6years ago age 50. This has been a huge AHA for me. Thank you, what a difference in my riding with feel, at last.
Yes! Just started riding, and I keep wanting to keep the pressure on the outside leg, and it does nothing! Lol! Thank you. Turn, release! Got it!
A lot of people forget the release! It is important to allow the horse to respond to the aid.
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Love this analogy!! So helpful, can you explain when the inside rein is then used as a suppling aid without collapsing the shape?
Great explanation. I ride an Irish Draught. He leans in on his bad rein. I’m tiny he’s massive and very heavy in the hand. Any help is appreciated.
@@colleenchartier3680 yes! The horse should bend in the body and look where they are going. So you will use your wrist and ring finger on the inside to indicate flexion and get the horse looking where they are going. You just don't actually make the turn from the inside rein.
@@jillymet lots of transitions. Keep him in a little shoulder-in. Also groundwork - teach him to bend and give to one rein at a time.
Hi! I love your videos. Question:. Do you also provide support with the inside leg ( now that I think about how I turn,I feel I have a lot of inside leg, is that incorrect?)
I have just got back to riding after not being able to ride for 6 months. This was the perfect reminder for me returning to riding. Thank you.
Taught myself that when I had a contracted loan of a horse. He would nap, footplant, fall out through the shoulder, buck and that was while just being in the school. Best work I ever got out of him was on warm down and in walk riding him on the buckle. Just seeing how my bodyweight, a dipped shoulder, head turned a little more, pressure changes in my lower leg steered him. Chin above shoulder and shoulder dipped low down so all weight was to his inside and he could turn a very small circle. He would walk straight down a centre line, diagonal line, lovely serpentines, volte, teardrops. Loved working with him like that.
Having to do a bit of that with new horse because he does some lovely work in trot and then leans and speeds up. Trying to figure out why he leans, because if I all of a sudden give him the reigns he doesn't suddenly reach down and forwards to find the bit to lean on again. The leaning isn't him, horses don't lean on the bit it is humans that make them do it. He is a work in progress for me. Only enjoying 35% of the riding but we will get there.
YES!! I have the same issue with left lead canter. My horse immediately starts drifting out to right and it takes a lot of outside aid to turn. Riding a pentagon or hexagon is a great option for both of us - it allows me to use outside aids then relax and go straight. We've had many years of bad habits. Thank you Amelia!!
Danke!
Hi Amelia this video was made for me. Thank you. Can you also explain weight on seat bones (even or slightly more inside), position of inside leg and upper body position when asking for a turn and when riding a circle? Thanks!
Great tutorial
what a cool dude that pony is!.. love the info about drifting & absolutely love this/these new aids. Thanks!
I've been struggling with my horse's drifting in the circle. Your video has turned on the proverbial light bulb!! Thankyou.
Your clarity and expertise with teaching and knowledge has helped my horse and me become a more connected team.
You are great at explaining, love your tips and tricks
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I grew up riding for years and then was away from horses for over 20 years and am back now… I only really started riding more regularly again a couple months ago. Although I felt at ease on a horse’s back again instantly, I completely forgot so many basics… so I’m relearning them now and I’m also brand new to dressage, coming from a hunter / jumper background. Wow!!! Your videos are absolutely amazing. I am also finishing two green rescue horses and am taking riding lessons regularly to help me with that. I’m teaching them dressage as well as myself. When I first watched one of your videos everything clicked instantly!!! I rode one of my green horses that evening effortlessly and he listened to every single thing I asked him to do and it was such a joyful ride because I wasn’t confused so neither was he. I am eternally grateful for your clear, concise explanations!!! Thank you so much for these. They are life-changing for me, truly. I can’t wait for my next lesson so my poor trainer can see the difference and hopefully will be pleasantly surprised, lol. 😂😂😂 THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!! ☺️❤❤❤
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I had the best flatwork session tonight in ages. I concentrated on looking up and turning the saddle with an open inside rein at times and incorporatinga lot of deliberateshoulderfore fromwatchingyourothervideo. An earlier comment about thinking of the inside leg as a pole really helped too. I didn't think I was using my reins to turn but have been struggling with uneven contact lately esp on right rein and it just was a non issue tonight so I guess I was. Very helpful; thank you Amelia.
You're so welcome Vicky I'm glad it helped!
The perfect explanation as usual… you’re an inspiration and I’m constantly coming back to your videos to solve a lot of questions about riding! Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts and experience 🙌🙌🙌
me too! these are very good!
Thanks Amelia that was useful,at the moment I only have the opportunity to ride horses from an ordinary riding school (in England) and so they have unfortunately developed some not so good habits.I will give your method of turning a go in my lessons and see what happens
Great explanation...different but similar to my trainer's words enough to make a difference to my riding. Many thanks.
Perfect timing, this is exactly what I struggled with in my lesson this morning!! My issue is turning to the right. My left leg is like dead, can't get enough strength in it to move him over. Thank you Amelia, this really helps!! Turn the saddle, not the bridle, love it!!
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Totally love this - makes such good sense - and to listen and watch you explaining / demonstrating I get it and can’t wait to put into practice with my boy - thank you so much
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, be sure to let me know how it goes
That is so crazy you taught this. I discovered ‘turn the saddle’ just today ! I noticed this very sensation turning with the knee snd leg with perfect results. I’m so excited that you articulated this idea and that I was on the right track with it. Thanks so much 🥰🥰
That instruction was fantastic. I’ve never heard that before. ‘Your seat’ yes, but not in detail. I’ve heard of turning my outside shoulder in the direction I want to ride, which in turn changes my seat.
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looking forward to trying this tomorrow. The horse I've on use to be an Amish cart horse so he kicks his head and shoulder out and I often get caught up drifting sideways when trying to get a tad straighter. So much the learn, thank you for using simple terminology so us new riders can understand
Let me know how it goes for you!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I have some work to do that's for sure. had the least amount of " fish tailing " of all my rides for sure and by the end of the lesson I feel like i was using almost no rein pressure. I shared the video with my trainer after the lesson, Im looking forward to giving it another go next week. Thanks for responding so quickly !!
Very helpfull! (The idea of Pentagon, and « turn the saddle ) First Time i hear a clear explanation about how to ride a circle, what to do with your hands, and what to do with your legs. Thank you so much! 👏
Glad it was helpful!
This is so useful. I have real problems turning left. My outside knee comes if the saddle, so I need to correct this and will try the hexagon today. Thank you
Great video, thanks! I have big troubles turning left at canter, for sure tomorrow I will give it a try!
Great video, Amelia! Will try it on my next riding lesson! I think my greatest problem is forgetting to release when the horse does not respond to my aids, focusing too much of the end goal of turning rather than the journey of turning. Thank you!
YES! I recently had this revelation! If you turn your shoulders in the degree of your turn with your seatbones plugged in, your legs and reins end up in the correct position. The old Mary Wanless Barbershop pole analogy works. Bending and turning becomes pretty effortless!
Glad it helped!
Extremely helpful!
Amelia the left side is always the hardest for Molly and I. This video really helped me understand your diamond exercise, this was really helpful, thank you
Yay!! Glad this helps!!
This video helped me so much!! We’ve been struggling with the “drift” so I’m so excited to try this!! Thank you!
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A super visual explanation of how to turn your horse to the right or the left. Can’t wait to try this concept of turning the saddle and not the bridle. Thankyou Amelia.
Soooooo helpful. I'm a beginner and steering has been so hard for me. Now if I could just keep my heels down!
Glad it helped!
This is so helpful because This is exactly my problem. Can’t turn my mares nicely enough to canter to the left because they drift out too much. Thanks for this , I think I’m doing it correctly but obviously not! I will keep working on the turn and release and more outside aids! Thanks again for sharing this with us!
Exceptional visual and explanation! Also, in such perfect accordance with what my trainer has been telling me!!
That makes me so happy to hear!
I just realized I had been using the rein only when turning. And of course, the problem of balance arises all the time. Turning the saddle with hexagon can be my savior. Thanks a lot for the great tip!
Thank you!
I was just starting to work on this with my horses. Thank you so much for sharing! This is very helpful
This is RICH with instruction and I sorely need it ! I have never heard about using the outside knee like this -- I can hardly wait to try this and permanently think of it like this 🦄👍🏻🦄
Your explanations are excellent.
Loved revisiting this video. The mantra is branded into my thoughts now !!
I struggle a lot with the problems addressed in this video, can't wait to try this out.
Very helpful imagery!
I LOVE this way of looking at it. Thankyou so much for sharing
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Thank you so much! This resonated with me very well!! I cannot wait to open the door :) Love your videos!
Interesting! Thank you
Thank you so much for your thorough instructions!
You are so welcome!
Brilliant works for all levels
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Love your easy to understand explanations. 💗
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Thank you Amelia for a very clear explanation and demonstration. I have just started horse riding lessons this year and I find that your videos are very helpful
Thank you Amelia, very helpful, using the image of a hexagon and turn the saddle.
Glad it was helpful!
So helpful! Thank you!
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Incredibly helpful! Love that imagery. I struggle to prepare the horse I ride for an up coming turn without sending the message to turn to early, but when I wait I end up asking him too late to turn. I really want to be able to ride a nice round 20 meter circle.
Thanks for the great explanation. Going to try this on my next ride so I’m not constantly asking him to turn and using too much inside rein which is the main reason for him falling out and drifting out!
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Thanks! This is super helpful!
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Wonderful explanation! I have difficulties with turning right with one of the horses - he literally almost lies while turning. So still tomorrow I am trying the exercise ☺️ Thank you so much!
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Thank you for this. You exactly demonstrated my problem! Eager to try this.
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So helpful!!!
Fantastic explanations. So wonderful to watch. Super helpful. Thank you!
This was really helpful. I definitely have the most trouble turning to the left. Will try the pentagon/hexagon idea of turn, release. I also think some times that perhaps I'm doing something with my balance that is causing my horse to be confused about where we are going or for him to be unbalanced, which makes it difficult for him to turn on a nice circle. I'm trying to stay balanced as well.
Turning left is always hard for me and my horse. And this was helpful and clearly explained, even in a general riding. Thank you
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Thank you! Helped me a lot!!!
Thank you for a very helpful video, horse is a lovely mover too. Brilliant analogy
Great saying
Glad you enjoyed it. Can't wait to hear how it goes.
Very helpful!!
I'm so glad!
Hi Amelia. Another great video. Back in 2013 I literally strained my inner left thigh muscle from turning my Friesian. I am so glad you are do informative. Thank you
Very helpful. I'm struggeling when turning to the center line.. especially when cantering. I'll make the exercice with the hexagone..turn and go straight..turn and go straight...thanks for your super videos👌👌
This was very helpful.
Love your videos
Thank you so much! You addressed what I constantly feel, the drifting... As always amazing videos.
Brilliant!!
Lovely video. You ride so beautifully - it is really inspiring and just makes me want to get out there and practice more!
Wonderful tip! Maybe make a vid on how to ride a horse that makes the circle smaller and smaller, that doesn't drift outwards. I have experienced this on most horses I have ridden.
Great idea!
Super helpful!
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Love this! It's been helping me so much over the past few days! Thank you Amelia 😊
This was so helpful, thank you so much!
I'm so glad!
I saw this video months ago and watching it again now and love it even more ❤ so well explained and get so many results out of it. Thank you so oooooooooo much ❤
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Thank you for providing such great content! I always watch your videos before my lessons and my trainer lets me try your exercises, makes sure I’m doing it somewhat correctly, etc. I like this exercise and also your Inside Leg to Outside Rein video was amazing as well. I have always been very analytical when learning a new sport, so I love your way of teaching.
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Walk Quarter turn on haunches in a box is a great exercise. I do this most training sessions. Great walk work tool. Can do it at trot & canter with more advanced horses.
This video was perfect timing! I am working on this particular skill. I am guilty of drifting. Now, I am looking forward to my next lesson and utilize some of these tips!
Hello I have a question! I’m riding a horse that hasn’t been worked in over a year. I’m still working on getting her on the bit and getting her to except contact. I’m having trouble getting her to slow down when she’s not excepting the contact. How do I get her on the bit and slowed down? How do I get her to slow down when she is throwing her head up. Shes a lot of energy! haha! Thanks so much! lots of love!❤️
Lots of turns and bent lines. I recommend doing tight serpentines and keep turning and bending to control the tempo. Then eventually they will start to relax in the neck and drop their head down.
Thank you so much!
Excellent demo, and explanation. TY!
Thank you so much! You just helped me beyond measure!
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Thank you for an excellent video, this was just what I needed! Love all your videos, the are so helpful and you’re super at explaining things 🤩
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I also have trouble turning left and this was such an ah ha, moment in realizing what I have been doing. Thank you so much for this.
I tried this today and it was awesome!
That's so great to hear!
Amazing video and so useful!!!
Glad it was helpful!
thank you very much
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