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Getting Control of Your Horse’s Shoulders with the Leg Yield Hexagon

by dressagefundamentalsAll Articles, Arena Exercises, Training June 20, 2016April 20, 20173 comments

Leg yielding can be such a useful exercise, but one of the most common things that goes wrong is the horse falling over his outside shoulder instead of stepping across his body with his inside hind leg. Here’s a simple exercise to help improve the quality of the leg yield you are getting and give …

Leg Yields – The How, When, and Why

by dressagefundamentalsAll Articles, Arena Exercises, Movements, Training January 5, 2015April 20, 20173 comments

I love leg yields. They are the most basic lateral movement, and for that reason, an incredible tool for green horses and riders new to dressage. To do a leg yield is not real hard, but does require an understanding of a few somewhat complicated concepts. Most people can relatively easily understand the concepts and …