What's your biggest issue in the canter transition? For me it's always that the horses want to use three neck in the transition instead of lifting their back and withers in the transition.

@candacewade767

4 жыл бұрын

Me, I'm the biggest issue. Tense anticipation and not being prepared and intentional.

@sydneydayken5110

4 жыл бұрын

The mare I ride gets super tense and like yours, uses the under muscles of her neck and not her back and hind end. This video really helped me!! Of course this is what my trainer tells me, like, every lesson, but it helps to hear it from a different person!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@KarenHerrick

4 жыл бұрын

I have not been emphasizing preparation. I am expecting that my slightly downhill ride may not be able to pick up the canter from a very round trot. Will try your approach. Thank you....

@tamekaellard8171

4 жыл бұрын

Amelia Newcomb Dressage I can’t get the correct canter lead when asking for canter against the wall. I always end up in counter canter (ie if the transition is at a or c). If it’s on a circle or in the middle of the arena however it’s fine? I’m not sure why it happens...

SO valuable to see the transition fall apart with the numerous rider errors. Your videos are SO helpful - thank you!

Preparation. Get the horse ready and the horse will do it. This is a good way to learn because you broke things down into small pieces. Great video.

Would love to see follow up on downward transition from canter to trot. I have one that struggles with balance and rhythm in the trot when going from canter to trot. Love your videos Amelia!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I’ll do this! I’ve had a lot of requests for the canter trot transition

My horse seems to get "too excited" ... We start to walk and trot at the start of the lesson, the pace if great and rhythmic. Once we have cantered once, it's so hard to get his trot balanced again. He then tends to just rush at every corner, anticipating another canter. He gets so heavy and strong in the mouth, even though my hands are soft. help!

@eqverse5697

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing here, what breed is your horse ?

@anxiouseventers9643

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too! Finding it so frustrating at the moment. How are you going now?

@adhamhussain2120

Жыл бұрын

Same exact issue woth the one i ride

@roguehorsestables2249

Жыл бұрын

Same problem here! Mine is a KWPN who was passed to many trainers before I got him because of this (and he tended to rear too).

@kennedy3636

11 ай бұрын

@@roguehorsestables2249do a lot of walk to trot transitions after cantering once or before if he anticipates it before. Helped my horse realize I didn’t always ask for a canter everytime i wanted faster

an ongoing project for us. I see how here you stress that we must set our horse up for success for the canter transition. I think that is one of my issues....I feel the pressure to pick up canter at a certain time during a lesson [for instance] and then my horse just rushes and runs trying to get into the canter. its pretty frantic. This is a video I will re watch !!

5:12 I felt that! I have ridden so many horses that just hear the word "gallop" and they are trying to start XD

You make a pleasant picture to look upon with the Horses in these videos. thanks for this.

Thank you for talking about breathing!! I always need that reminder!

You might wonder why she rides this horse so much behind the bit (head tucked in off the vertical). Watching him, I think it also prevents any hollowing of his back, so a much smoother ride for both of them. Great video and v/o. Thank you Amelia

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 ай бұрын

The goal is definitely to have them on or slightly in front of the vertical and using their back correctly!

I have a quick horse. I have these exact issues. Thanks for the video!! 🥰 Im showing this weekend 🤪 aghhh!

I’ve been working on relaxing and staying up and back a bit and it really helps!

Perfect for my situation right now!! thank you!

Oh my, I am in love with Don Carlos!!! 🥰 Thank you for sharing, this is exactly what my trainer teaches.

Thanks for the tip. I will be trying it with my mare today. Yesterday she kept putting up her head into the transition. And I agree, must be my preparation that sucks.

Very helpful and well explained! Thank you! I have all the issues you have addressed and will be working on them. Especially valuable bits about prioritizing relaxation and preparation.

Thank you . covering really practical , very important day to day issues with young horses

This really helped me. You addressed all the issues that plague me and my horse. Thank you

You are such an amazing instructor and you can tell you know what you're talking about. You are also very easy to understand! Thank you for this video💕

Thank you so much for this video. My horse and I had an awful time today as the canter work was a disaster. This is so helpful!

Love how well you explain each part of preparation. I love how you slow it down so we can see it a second time.

I’ve been working on these so your video was perfect timing! Thanks Amelia love your videos 🙏🙏 A video on flexion... I struggle with that hand aid xx

Thank you so much, will definitely try this 💕

Man.. wish I'd watched before i rode this am....Exactly what im working on with both boys... keeping the quality after the transtions in canter and trot/walk... uphill balance, etc... i have a right leg that likes to wander off to somewhere... so i really need to focus on stepping into that stirrup! Thanks for the great tips! 🙃😊👍

"stepping into the stirrup" adds a very interesting dimension for me to further soften my aids. Thank you.

Preparation, preparation, preparation and intention. I love this stuff. COVID, COVID go away. I want to try this canter move to-day. (Sigh.) Thank you.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yes! That too!!

Such great information and so helpful. You address all of the issues I’m having and the tools you give sound spot on. Thanks!!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Please consider subscribing :)

Thank you for another super helpful video!

Such a helpful video! Thanks a million!

Very helpful, thank you !

Thankyou so much I've been avoiding the canter under saddle for a while due to rehabbing my horse and building the strength back up on the ground and under saddle at walk and trot, but I think now I'm avoiding it because of me :( not wanting him to go above the bit and get all anticipating and anxious, but watching you here has given me the push to go out and start getting our canter going good again.

Σ ευχαριστούμε πολύ για τα πανέμορφα και κατατοπιστικά βίντεο Αμελια!!Σε παρακολουθώ από την Ελλαδα(Σαντορινη)

all your videos have been so helpful to me especially this one I really needed

Thank you Amelia! This was so helpful for because it demonstrated everything I am not doing correctly, but also how to correct it... I have a 4 yo OTTB who is just learning the canter cues.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your horse!

Thank you! It is so helpful to see the bad transitions and be able to compare to the correct version. Can't wait to try this this afternoon. Yesterday we did kamikaze 20 meter circles. I think really looking at my preparation for canter will help a lot.

@sabinelloyd8532

3 жыл бұрын

With better preparation my horse and i achieved a much more balanced canter. We are both in rehab mode, me from a hip injury and my horse from a strained muscle, so this has been incredibly helpful.

Ethan's you this is going to help my cantor transitions, off to practice.

Great video learning session! Thank you

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so so much for all the precious materials you are providing us!! Byron and I are starting to canter and he needs some work indeed especially on the left lead. So i am starting to study all your videos on canter - YAY - THANK YOU SO SO MUCH AGAIN. My riding changed because of your videos and the amazing members of the group you created. Thank you!!!!!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

That's so wonderful to hear! I'm so happy for you. Have you checked out this guide to canter I created? I think you'll enjoy it www.amelianewcombdressage.com/free-guide-to-canter

Excellent video! Thanks Amelia!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Found our quarantine homework! Thank you so much

Thank u for this! My horse sometimes clamps his jaw on the up transition but what I found is if I go forward first then ask, we both have our bodies in the right place.

I love your videos. I watch them over and over.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laura! I really appreciate that!

Your videos are so helpful every time

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

I love your channel so much💕 thank you for this!

THANK YOU for all your videos, Amelia!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

great example of it going wrong, exactly what my horse does! :)

Thank you for all that you share

Your videos are so helpful!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Thank god for your videos! I see myself and my horse in this video and I was getting upset we can't canter properly. We always look like we are dying and I was sure I am doing it wrong but didnt know what.. She was always rushing so much before canter, her head went up and the canter was terrible. I am sure with some practice this will help us! Thanks a lot

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

YOu're so welcome! Thanks for watching. I'm giving a free webinar on the Dressage Training Scale, you will find it really helpful with your horse! You can sign up at the link below! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalewebinar

I'm excited to try this today this is going to help a lot ☺️

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!! Keep me posted!!

very helpful and well explained. Have you done a video on how to tell the difference between a horse that is running in the trot, or just has a big trot? My mare I think falls into the little bit of both, but I don't want to stifle her expression by confusing it with running

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Good question! Yes for sure you don’t want to stop the horse from going forward. So long as the horse stays in balance and uphill then I would say it isn’t running.

Thank you for this very informative video!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Amelia; NOT trying to be a jerk; but my horse really does want to run off at canter; and the horse you are riding is the opposite; you are having to encourage him to go forward enough! I would love to see you do this topic on a horse that really tries to rush off and gets tense.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

True! Unfortunately I really don't have one that does this. Send me a video and I can offer some feedback. Amelia.newcomb@colorado.edu

Super thanks, Amelia. I've watching your video for weeks and been trying not to miss anything. I'm a novice dressage rider working with a 9yo OTTB in South Korea. Your kind tips and demonstrations helps me tremendously.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

This is really good, thank you!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hi! This helped so much! I love how your horse sticks it's tongue out aha x

What a smart lad, very handsome. This was super helpful thank you

Thank you for this video! Thank you for addressing both the rider and the horse. 2 thumbs up

Thank you so much for these videos! My mare really takes off in the canter. I know it is likely a result of a green horse being trained to do dressage as I also learn dressage (we previously barrel raced and rode trails) Do you happen to know any trainers on the east coast that you could recommend? I live in Massachusetts and have been considering training board for my green mare and I could really use some recommendations on good dressage trainers.

Omg this has helped me so so so much😁tysm!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Thank you! I’m the curl up tense canter transitions. How to help on a young horse learning transitions?

Very informative

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I ride western but your videos help me see seat positions better. I have a hard time keeping my horse collected in the trot I think it’s me on how I ride him. Any ideas? I don’t have an arena yet so I ride out in a field that I mow.

Thank you for this helpful video. I have a very nice 15.1 athletic little horse that I’ve ridden for 18 months. He came with a hot engine and he has come a long way learning to relax. Shoulder in has helped. He still gets fractious about canter and canter depart. I’ve found that I cannot warm up in canter before a dressage test because that blows whatever relaxation we have achieved. I know I can’t keep doing that for the long term. I will try these techniques but do you have any other advice for spicy-minded horses? Canter poles? I keep thinking it has to be insecurity? His owner gave him up because he was too hot.

I need to come to CA for a month and train with you and your brother! 🤣

Thank you Amelia , so useful to watch and listen to you.. seems so smooth and easy ;-) if one gets a "green" horse with head up , how do we make him rounder and be like your gorgeous horse or trying to get him rounder and calm. A big THANK YOU for all those useful videos

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

3 ай бұрын

Check this video out for help! amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/3-steps-to-round/

@marsery

3 ай бұрын

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage thank you so much

Thank u for this -

@lauriemelstrom4082

4 жыл бұрын

Oh! To answer your question ,I have trouble with two things ; shifting into a seamless sitting trot to cue for canter , and my horse lifting his head and bracing against my hands at the canter . 😨

I have been riding a unbalanced horse recently. I hope this video helps :)

Do horses have issues for the transitions

Very very very informative, thnks XXXX

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video but was wondering if you have a video that shows you how to deal with a horse that races off in the downward transition from canter.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen my guide to canter? I think that would help you! www.amelianewcombdressage.com/free-guide-to-canter

Thanks, my horse is super annoying because he will do a fast racing trot and then won’t canter and it took me ten minutes to get him it have a canter with out racing

I'm not sure if anyone else has asked yet, but on Carlos, what saddle are you riding in? I really like it!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

It's from Custom Saddlery!

My horse likes to lean on my hands and 'tank off' in canter, I find it hard to keep him cantering uphill. I try to do good canter transitions and short distances before downward trot transition. Also stop and back. Is there anything you can suggest?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Lots of circles. And clear half halts and releases will help this

The tips are quite impressive. I was wondering may be it is better to wear light colour riding gloves so we can pay better attention to the subtle movements of your hands. Is it possible?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

That's great feedback, I'll try to encorporate that more...but to be honest I'm not that fashion coordinated!

My horse from 9y.o throws it’s head up when I want to go from canter to trot and from trot to walking, i don’t change the pressure with the reins, but it also happens when I do change it. It also happens with long reins training and lunging training, tried so many option to fix it but still no solution 😔

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Hi Elise, Since I can't be there to see exactly what is going on, I'm not sure exactly what is happening, but it sounds like your horse is losing connection and becoming unbalanced for downward transitions. This just might be a strength issue. Something you can try when doing downward transitions is putting your horse in a little shoulder fore or leg-yielding him out as you are transitioning between gaits. These exercises will help get is inside hind underneath him and connect it with the outside rein. Keep practicing, and eventually you'll get there!

I always wanted to ask this question and never seem to get an unanimous answer from different people-do you recommend sitting trot or posting trot to practice transition for a green horse into canter and why?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Depends on how green the horse is! But 3-4 steps of sitting trot before the transition is ideal!

Hi, When you made him hollow to demonstrate the transition and then you re asked him to be round what where the aids to get the horse to go back round and on the bit again and swinging? Thanks

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

I closed both my legs to send him forward. Took my hands a bit low and wide for a moment and re-established the bend to the inside.

@sh4un333

4 жыл бұрын

Amelia Newcomb Dressage Thankyou did you put more pressure on outside rein like inside leg to outside rein or both reins? Thanks these videos are helping me lots when riding.

My horse comes above the bit, if I have him lower before the transition I feel I would be stiff trying to hold him together, using too much muscle and then not so soft ...should it feel like that?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Good question! You need to get to where you can ride him a little lower and rounder without added pressure or tension before asking for the transition.

@ehlamore

4 жыл бұрын

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage thank you for your response...makes complete sense...we are barely Training level! We will be working on it.

My biggest issue with the canter transition is that my horse cross fires with the back legs and then changes to the wrong lead this usually happens when I go to the right and I'm also trying to build his endurance as he rushes in the canter and If I ask him for a slow collected canter he will go back to the trot

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

11 ай бұрын

Check out this video, it will help: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/how-do-you-pick-up-the-correct-canter-lead/

Not sure if I’ll get a response but I need some help with my green kid. I had a BEAUTIFUL warmup flat but then the next time I asked for the canter he just bolted, and when I tried to encourage him to come down and into the bit he just went faster and faster and circling made him more tense. So I backed him off back to the trot and he just tried to run through me again. It took like 30 minutes for him to move into the bridle relaxed again

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

6 ай бұрын

Hi there! I would practice walk, trot transitions and get him on your aids. Next add in adjusting speed in the trot. Add in the canter on a circle and think about pushing in and out of the circle to get him to relax

So my coach for lessons tells me my mare does a “yee-haw” moment and sort of comes for a bit of a small rear and kicks off into the canter. She also head up rushes at times but with the “yee-haw” it takes me longer to transition down or do anything because I’m left behind. Any advice for that kind of thing?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

try asking for transitions on a spiral circle so she has something else to thing about!

would be great if you could show this with a horse that is still green and not well educated.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video of one that I can use? I really don't have anything super green right now!!

@RoostsRootsandHorseshoes

4 жыл бұрын

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I actually have 2 green horses. One is a 6 year old OTTB that I purchased off the track who struggles with contact and balance. The other is a 11 year old Irish sport Horse who is a bit more balanced but is not highly educated because she was started at 9 years old. I have owned her since she was 9 and started her but it has been slow going because she has a mind of her own - who doesn't right? Would you like videos?

HELP can someone please help me with my horse and cueing her!!! basically Gracie has a lot of issues. when she first got to the barn, you couldn't touch her sides, if u did she would literally buck you off. now she's better, but shes still very touchy. usually she's pretty good getting her correct leads without leg and j using my hands, but recently we have really struggled. also, I can't cue a flying change. I've tried numerous times, however it ends up in a fit because I try cueing with my legs. is it possible for me to cue without leg? She's very, very touchy

@liconsbruck7685

4 жыл бұрын

it also doesnt help that shes very hot headed (crazy Arab) and rushes a lot. All her gaits are fast.

I want to ride so bad, the horse I rode got sold and now I ride a six year old thats barely ridden and currently is not being ridden at all 😅

If I used spurs on my horse, she would be in the next county without me!

My horse shakes her head going from walk to a fast trot

The screen notes don't stay up long enough to read them.

@Doodahdoodles

3 жыл бұрын

Pause the video?

A horse that puts his head up and gets tense when being ridden is not a horse problem. It is a people problem. Think about it.

I really like the way you explain your thoughts and action plan. But I am worried to see that your horse is clearly behind the vertical 90% of the time. I‘d love to have you comment on that since I regard you as a role model for many many riders ,and we all should not want to spread the habit of seeing this and thinking it‘s okay or maybe even desirable. Thank you very much.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

The correctness of the vertical is a progression. We are constantly aiming for correct self carriage, but it takes time and strength. My horses are never pulled into the contact by hands, you will hear me say very frequently that the hands are last. This is the opposite philosophy from Rollkur or BTV theories. When a horse lifts its back and begins roundness, they have to learn to go to your hand and that takes strength and engagement from behind. It is the ultimate goal, but it is never forced.

What about the fact that your horse is so behind the bit? Also you don't talk about getting him so round by talking to that inside rein constantly.

"wringing tail" not "ringing tail" - unless his tail is a bell.

This is exactly the opposite of what that Clinton Anderson said to do. If his horse throws a head up, he yanks the poor animal round harshly in a circle and kicks him repeatedly in the belly. Clinton Anderson is not a horse trainer. He’s an abuser. He punished the horse for his terrible riding and accuses the animal of having a bad attitude. He sucks.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Glad you can see the value in this video and my training :)