Groundwork Basics - With a bridle

Here are some very simple exercises that you can do with your horse to help teach them how to respond to pressure from the bit and the leg. Groundwork can be a very useful tool!
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[@carolorwig5788]

It would be helpful to see you start this with a green horse to show what can happen, and how to deal with those difficulties. As you say here, it doesn't go as well the first time.

[@debracameron-storace392]

If you cut the vegetables into smaller portions, it will take less time and less energy.

[@shevhunter986]

My horse moves over when I try this - how do you keep him to stand still for this x

[@silky2204]

Thanks for your videos.

[@Gabihorse]

its okay to teach a 5yo that started getting ridden for about 3 months? broken this year

[@debbiemcnally7891]

so true, not so easy! getting a lot of resistance at first but after a few tries, my ride ends with a supplier horse i think, thanks again, will keep you posted on the progress

[@UnicornCentaur]

Taking my phone to the barn tomorrow and watching this again... Haven't been doing groundwork like I should, thanks for the inspiration to get back into the round pen! :)

[@Cateret]

Be careful driving and filming with yr phone, could be dangerous and u could also be stopped and fined. I really enjoy yr videos showing us how u do dressage. Thank u.

[@gailmadsenclayton1769]

Noticed a few good boys then some of those hard pats, not many, a few rubs, wouldn't more neck/wither scratches be more of reward?

[@jcarroccio7844]

I worked with my horse today, doing turn on the forehand and some lunge work. You are absolutely correct, it is so harder than it looks. Going left no problem, the right was pretty stiff even after he had a professional message about an hour earlier. He was awesome on the lunge going to the left, but he refused to lunge going to the right. I didn't want to punish him in anyway if he was so stiff, but any input/advice would be appreciated. He is an educated older horse and I am in the process of retraining to get a more willing partner. Thanks.

[@aemma_official]

judy carroccio sounds like me in the gym 😂 if their muscles works like ours maybe he just need more, little by little moment regularly over time?

[@Miss-Laine]

Amelia, what surcingle are you using? I want to start using surcingle but two weeks later I still can’t decide which one to buy :/ thanks

[@fitzpat3]

So helpful thank you Amelia! This is a great practice for those of us in northern climates during winter too when it's too cold to ride. Here in WI we say, summer shows are won in January 😊

[@foundationdressage]

love it!

[@laurelimcdonaldwhite8805]

What do you do if they just twist their head at the poll? My OTTB does not like to bend his head to the right and cheats.

[@dianecarpenter9009]

What bit would you recommend to teach this ground work with a horse with a short mouth and a shallow pallet?

[@jbird6890]

Why is he not turning his body? HOW do you clarify the difference? If u want a turn or just the neck?

[@kaylavarian5094]

When you ask him to do the side yield, (stepping to the side )I can’t understand what you are doing differently than getting him to turn on his hind end Can you explain this further

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Keep walking towards him to have him move away from the aid!

[@benitascott3533]

This is good Amelia. I've watched a few of yr videos now. And I enjoy yr style of providing simple digestible instruction to impart some of the essential principles. I tried these exercises yesterday & have come back for another look today to see how I measured up. I'm struggling with contact shoulder control & basic steering. So I'm going back to some foundational work to help us improve. After riding for several decades I'm embarking on dressage riding. (pony club as a child was the last time I worked on anything dressage), so it's a big change for me - now mid-50's & for my Arab mare, now 15!! But I'm grateful for yr help! So thankyou for sharing! 🐴🙏

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks for watching Benita, and don’t forget to subscribe to get notified of my new weekly content! Thanks for sharing your journey with your Arab! The groundwork will definitely help, it's absolutely the best place to start when working with a new horse or trying to teach something new. I hope you get on great. ///// I'm not sure if you know this but, I've been lucky enough to qualify BOTH of my horses (Harvey & Kensington) to compete in the Dressage Festival of Champions in Chicago, if you are willing and able, even the tiniest donation to my GoFundMe would make a massive difference. You can read more and, (but only if you'd like to and have the capacity!) donate below! gofund.me/2989323b Also, you can sign up to get my weekly dressage tips sent to your email here! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/subscribe/ Finally, if you love my content, I’d LOVE if you left me a review on google! g.page/r/CYIGmCINXFOQEAo/review Thanks so much for being on my page! I appreciate it so much! 😀

[@cmpetwhisper]

I love this but my question is when bending do you worry about the horse being square?

[@juliawood1619]

Amazing! Gal training our 4 yr old Lipizzan filly - suggested I watch these videos. Information I need for our other 3 Lips.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Great!!!

[@DodeYogiswara]

Hi Amelia, really love your videos. Just wondering, what age should i start training all those things? My young stallion is 2yrs 4mths now. Can i start?

[@marysuhre2783]

Thank you for this video! Our turn on the forehand had trouble but hope to get it! His front feet weren't crossing.... All of these exercises made our ride better today. Thank you!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Yes. The turn on the forehand is difficult to do! We don’t realize how much the horses push on us with their shoulders until we try to do this exercise good luck keep at it it will get better!!

[@marysuhre2783]

Thank you! He definitely was leaning on me - it was such a nice change to be able to work from the ground and then it made my riding make more sense in regards to how much pressure to use for bend and everything else. You have a great talent for explaining. I love your channel and have learned so much. Great work!

[@Roosmarijn035]

Why can't you ride when it's raining?

[@lindatruitt7858]

For me it’s bad footing when it rains

[@agusyeva]

This is Agus from Madrid spain, I love everything single video, you help me out a lot!! Thank you!!

[@cmpetwhisper]

My horse tends to raise his head during rein back. Any tips?

[@graciegirl2572]

do we do this every day r how often?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

You can! Even 5 minutes can help, but typically a 15 min session can be effective. I'm doing a groundwork webinar about piaffe (and other aspects) tomorrow, hope you'll come! amelianewcombdressage.com/free-webinar-piaffe/

[@KasiaExc]

Dziękuję za ten film 🌼 To bardzo pomocne ćwiczenia

[@karenbrown780]

Going to try these with my mare tomorrow that's very useful and thks for Shari h

[@patriciabures3844]

Great exercises!! Thanks!

[@vanessavayy]

What happens if they try to spin around you while doing this? My guy is only a 4 year old baby so he gets confused lol 😂