You're so welcome! Glad it helped!!

You're so welcome! I have a free guide to canter, you should check it out: amelianewcombdressage.com/canter-with-confidence-o/

Hey, I saw you asked the same thing on another video and I was wondering if I could offer my two cents worth. I just wanted you to know that you're not alone with a horse with a tight neck. Actually it's where most horses hold their tension. There are a few exercises that can help with this. First thing you can try is a lot of small circles at the walk. This should work wonders because horses can't bend around in a small space and hold their tension at the same time. If you can give the rein and squeeze the inside one while turning, your horse will soften off the inside of the bit which will then soften the neck. Be patient though, it's not going to happen at the beginning. Change directions often. Doing the same thing for long periods causes tension in itself. You can also add long, slow transitions from walk to halt. If it takes a whole round around the ring, so be it as long as horsey comes down calmly. If your horse is getting the hang of it and trying to give you the answers you want, try applying some inside leg on the small circles to expand them. Nothing major, just a few steps out and then continue around circle as usual. Sometimes a horse won't give us the stretch because he is holding in the body. So like with the circle above, head down the long side and add in some subtle shoulder in. This will help concave the inside ribs and give more bend. This also activates the inside hind and softens the inside of the horse which aids in the tension in the neck. I'd also like to add that contact can and will help you. Many people believe that touching the horse's mouth is recipe for disaster. They'll also saying running around the ring until the horse tires will encourage him to stretch down. It doesn't happen. But if you can take some contact of the reins and with your legs--nothing big, just feel like you're softly holding hands with him--you can build confidence because he knows where you are and he'll be more accepting to stretch and relax. Just my thoughts.

Yes. A video on relaxation is a good one!

@@NolanMCruz wow you took the time to write this whole thing, tank you so much! You can't imagine how grateful I am, since this has always been a major problem😍😍💕

@@Mara-fv8lg no problem I feel you I've been there too! I hope it helps!

Yes! For sure it's important to reward the horse but you want them to keep going when you do!

I’m currently working on breaking the same habit. My instructor suggests trying 2 things to help - 1- giving my horse a small scratch on his wither with one finger when he is doing well instead of a voice response and 2- when he does something really nicely like a good downward transition to trot saying “Good boy, trot on”rather than just good boy.

@@barbvernon9454 thats great advice!! I will give that a try for sure. Its amazing how much good praise can do, I can feel a difference in copper every time I tell him he's doing well. So important to show some love.... at the appropriate time, with leg on 😁😁

Yay!! Awesome! I’m so glad to hear this!

A little yielding and shoulder fore in the downward transition can help to diffuse this tension!

Yes!! We all are guilty of this at times!

Yay!! That’s awesome!!

Yes!! That’s a great tip! Thanks for sharing!

Yes. And just make sure you sit back for the downward transition and don’t get tipped forward 💪😀

Hi Spazio, glad you're enjoying the videos! When doing a transition from trot to another gait, you can do just a few strides of sitting trot before the transition, that will help with the balance!

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thank you!! Indeed, i use to seat few strides and my Byron can feel it unfortunately. I find hard to achieve correctly some exercises in posting. Hope soon my seating trot will come :) I sort of can using a schooling trot. But being harsh i do few strides only :) Today i did seat few strides and up again and seat again. It went well :) :) :)

Yes!! And yes mirrors are so helpful!!

It sounds like they might be getting unbalanced. Riding patterns and figures can help. This video has three great exercises: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/three-patterns-for-better-canter-transitions/

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage THANK YOU SO MUCH❤️🙏🙏🙏 I tried an exercise in the video and she is already so much better!!

This is a great question! I answered it in today's LIVE as I thought others would like it too!

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