Hi there everybody and welcome to another video. Today, we're going to be talking about how to improve your equitation and that's more than just
Keeping your heels down, so let's get started
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So you don't miss anything. The purpose of this video is to explain to you that
when you're riding in the horse show it's more than just your
position that is being that comes across when you're riding and to get
More than just your position, more than just your head, eyes up, weight down in your heels, thumbs up knuckles to the outside
to get that feeling you have to be
Consistent with your riding so number one is you have to be consistent with your riding
And that's more than your heels are down. It means getting out there every day building a relationship with your horse and being
Consistently to ride your horse, and it means that if you're riding once we great high five for you with that
But if you're going up twice a week even better, three times a week, four times a week,
That's when the magic happens to ride consistently, and it doesn't really help yourself
Or your horse, if you ride once a week this week, and then next week
You ride five times a week, and then the week after that you're going away
So you don't ride at all and then the following week you ride once a week
And then the next week you write three times a week
I think you get the idea. You have to be consistent with your riding riding three days a week
Regularly is better than riding five days a week this week
And then missing a week and then riding two days a week and then six days a week the following week after
Riding three days a week each and every week is better than doing it inconsistently
So if you're serious about your riding
Make time put time in your schedule so that you can ride on a consistent basis now
Tell me how many times how many days a week? Do you ride? Do you ride once a week great?
Do you ride more than once a week great?
Do you ride five days a week six days a week how many times a week?
Do you ride put it down in the comments below?
I'd love to hear how many days a week you ride
Along with being consistent you have to have a plan. Having a plan when you're riding is really important
You have to know where you're starting from and where are you going and how are you gonna get there?
It's kind of like driving and having a map to follow or the navigation system in your vehicle having a navigation system
Having a road map helps you get to where you want to go without any hiccups
also
If you have a plan you know where you're going wrong or you can take a side trip for example if I want to go
Here to the next town. I know exactly where I'm going, but if I'm going somewhere new and I don't know where it is
I'm gonna need a map or somebody help me get there because I may want to veer off and go
You know what? I'm gonna. Go see that Museum over there, or gee. There's some nice horses over there
I want to go see those too. I can go off get back on my way again
Correctly and not lose my place
So it's important to have a plan and a route to follow now if you don't have your own plan go in the description
I've got a link so that you can download your own plan and your own
Training plan so that you can you don't get lost. The second thing is when you're riding to be consistent
So consistency is number one having a plan the consistency is also number two this means that when you're riding to
Be consistent within your riding and training program
So as a very basic thing it means that if you get on your horse today
And it moves and steps off a couple of steps while you're mounting and you accept it
Okay, but if the next time you go in to mount your horse, and you demand that you stand still
That's not being consistent. One time you said okay. It's okay
If you move away, and the next time you come in and you say well, it's not cool
if you move away
So stand still. It's far better that you be consistent with each and every time you ride your horse
when I get on you're gonna stand still you're gonna stand still until I ask you to move on and
Same thing when you're riding. I'm gonna go into that corner
I'm gonna ride into that corner, and you're gonna ride into that corner consistently every time you ride
Not just the times when your instructor says go into that corner
You'll have to do it every time even when your instructor or coach isn't there.
Be disciplined and consistent with your own riding be consistent with your horse so that they understand what it is that you want
you'll progress faster and be consistent with yourself so that you progress and achieve your
results faster. The third thing is to be consistent in getting consistent help, and it may be as easy as
getting a few pictures and sending them in to me so that you can get regular position correction review or
Having somebody a friend come and help you out. Now
I'd like to know
Do you have a regular coach that comes in once a week twice a week?
To give you riding lessons do you have a friend that you ride with put it down in the comments below
I'd love to hear how many times a week you get right regular coaching regular riding lessons
failing that if you have a couple photos hanging around send them in to me send them here the
Emails down in the description
And I'll give you a position review kind of like the position reviews saying wrong side position
Reviews just to click on that card
And you can see the position reviews that we've done so there you have it three things besides keeping your heels down
To make yourself a better rider one is
Consistent riding two is being consistent within your riding and training and three getting
consistent help if you have any questions about what we did or
how to improve yourself or if you would like to send me some photos
Please send them to me. I'd love to hear from you Thanks now