Take your riding to a new level! Bringing together recognized classic exercises for both English and Western riders plus her own original patterns and maneuvers, Cherry Hill provides an array of drills that will improve your riding technique. Whether you are a rider interested in expanding your repertoire or an instructor looking for new drills, these exercises will add excitement and variety to your training.
Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor and horse trainer and has written numerous books, including 101 Arena Exercises for Horse & Rider, Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage, How to Think Like a Horse, What Every Horse Should Know, and Horse Care for Kids. Visit her at www.horsekeeping.com, where you can find information on her books, DVDs, and horsekeeping knowledge.
Carla Wennberg is an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Championship rider and international AQHA and National Reining Horse Association judge. Wennberg is the Director of Reining for the United States Equestrian Team. FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1: GAITS
At the Halt
Working Walk
Extended Walk
Collected Walk
Free Walk
Working Trot
Jog (Sitting Trot)
Extended Trot
Collected Trot
Working Canter and Lope
Extended Canter
Collected Canter
Back
SECTION 2: TRANSITIONS
Half Halt or Check
Halt-Walk-Halt
Walk -- Posting Trot -- Walk
Walk -- Sitting Trot -- Walk
Trot-Canter-Trot
Trot-Halt-Trot
Canter-Walk-Canter
Listen Up
Trot-Halt-Back-Walk
Trot-Halt-Back-Trot
Lengthen Trot
Extended Canter
Collected Canter
Change of Lead through Trot
Long and Low
Quality Control Check (Self-Carriage Test)
SECTION 3: CIRCLES
Straight
Corners
Change of Rein on Long Diagonal
Change of Rein on Short Diagonal
Extra Large Circle
Large (20-Meter) Circle
Medium (10-Meter) Circle
Small (6-Meter) Circle: Volte
Figure 8
Large Circle -- Small Circle
Canter Springs
Spiral
Loosen Up
Half Turn
Change of Bend -- Single Loop
Change of Bend -- Shallow Loop
Change of Rein in a Circle
Five-Loop Serpentine
Long Serpentine
Quarter Turn
Counter-Flex
Counter-Canter -- Shallow Loop
Counter-Canter across Diagonal
Counter-Canter Serpentine
SECTION 4: LATERAL WORK
Turn on the Forehand
Western Two-Step
Leg Yield
Leg Yield Refresher
Leg Yield on a Circle
Zigzag Two-Step
In Position and Shoulder Fore
Shoulder In
Shoulder In and Circle
Shoulder In on a Circle
Travers (Haunches In)
Shoulder In and Travers on a Long Serpentine
Walk-Volte- Travers
Renvers (Haunches Out)
Walk Pirouette
Counter-Flexed Spiral In
Hindquarter Pivot
Rollback
Sidepass
Half Pass
Half Pass Refresher
Zigzag Half Pass
Working Pirouette (Pre-Pirouette)
Half-Canter Pirouette
Three-Quarter Canter Pirouette
Full Canter Pirouette
SECTION 5: MINI-PATTERNS
Guess What
Serpentine at Trot with Leg Yield
Circle and Leg Yield
Simple Change Serpentine
Square Serpentine
Square Serpentine
Two Squares
Lope Large Circle with Sidepass
Shoulder In and Lengthen
Sidepass and Lope the Diagonal
Walk-360-Walk
Lope-Halt-180-Lope
Lope-Halt-360-Lope
Canter Counter-Canter
Canter -- Half Pass -- Counter Canter
Flying Change
Flying Change after Short Diagonal
Flying Change Straight at Wall
Flying Change with Sharp Corner
Circle, Simple Change, Flying Change
Circle, Diagonal, Flying Change
Canter Half Pass -- Lead Change
SUGGESTED READING
A Ringside Workbook for Every Rider
Hang it from a post; refer to it from the saddle. Cherry Hill's original patterns and maneuvers, along with recognized classic exercises, help riders improve their own and their horse's skills. Exercises are organized into five sections, each one targeting a specific aspect of riding: Gaits, Transitions, Circles, Lateral Work, and Mini-Patterns
