Jack Lieser Horsemanship

Western Dressage Clinic 

Focus on Leg Yield & Shoulder In

March 11th
9:00am – 4:00pm
Lieser Arena
Brenham, TX

Cost $225.00 

At this point you should be able to walk , trot and canter keeping your horse relaxed and maintaining a nice even tempo in his gait. At the walk and trot to be riding circles and to be able to change the bend from left to right and keep a forward relaxed horse.

In this class we are going to be covering the start of lateral movements. The Shoulder-In and Leg yield and all its related movements.  The shoulder-in is probably the most important suppling, strengthening and preparing exercise that exists for the rider training his horse. With that said by the end of the clinic you should have a good idea of these movements and why they are important and when to use them.

Ground Work

1.    What is a Leg Yield and how to do it.

2.    What is a Shoulder In and Counter Shoulder In and how to do them.

3.    What is a Turn On the Forehand In Motion and how to do it.

Riding

1.    Leg Yield Exercises- Leg Yield on the Circle, Leg Yield to Strait Ahead, Stair Steps Leg Yield, Leg Yield From One Direction To The Other.

2.    Side Pass (Full Pass) Side Pass Down the Rail, Side Pass Off The Rail, Side Pass Over A Pole

3.    Shoulder In and Counter Shoulder In Exercises- Circle To Shoulder In To Circle, Shoulder In Down the Rail, Shoulder In Off the Rail, Shoulder In on the Circle, Shoulder In to Leg Yield on the Medicine Wheel, Shoulder In and Leg Yield on Reel To Reel. 

4.     Turn On the Forehand In Motion Exercises- Turn On the Forehand In Motion around a Cone.