Ground Manners Horses boarding at AEA receive individualized attention when being handled on the ground to ensure a safe, positive, and respectful atmosphere for all equine and human participants.
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Lunging / Ground WorkLunging is a wonderful tool for many reasons...
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Work In HandWork in hand marks the beginning of communication between a rider's hands and the horse's mouth. Working from the ground enables the rider to have a more direct line of influence and see the effect their hands have on the mouth.
Work in hand is a continuation of teaching the horse the language of the aids through flexions, lateral work, and transitions. Here the rider can learn the necessity of creating a dynamic animated contact, one which allows the horse to speak and enables the hands to listen, as well as act. A rider will learn the finesse of contact which acts as an effective, expressive line of communication, rather than one of strength and a means of control. |
Under SaddleFinally, what is taught on the lunge and in-hand continues through gymnastic exercises under saddle.
This includes learning good contact, developing balance within the gaits by understanding and the use of timing, Hand, leg, and seat aids, |
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