Best not to over school anything, but this holds especially true when introducing the counter canter. Seen too many people asking for too much too soon. I've found that once or twice a week is a plenty in the beginning, and not to ask for more until the horse is relaxed and balanced on both leads. With patient, counter canter is a great gymnastic exercise for any discipline. Once again... another really good video!
@barbaramartin8861 Жыл бұрын
I love your fun and gentle instruction. You so remind me of my amazing, terrific trainer! Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
@flavyn1 Жыл бұрын
I'm a hunter/jumper rider and I'm finding all these videos so helpful. Thank you!
@AmeliaNewcombDressage Жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@ciupino36582 жыл бұрын
Grazie per il tuo video ,mi è stato di grande aiuto. ❤
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
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@gabby30472 жыл бұрын
Thanks Amelia! Great tips on how to go back to transitions to get good canter and counter canter.
@falizianme58462 жыл бұрын
One is left and 2 are right! ! We're working on mastering this girl 2nd level... my Billie B is trying 2-1 on Saturday! Our first show together! 🐎❤️
@sliyverinthesky Жыл бұрын
thanks really informative
@AmeliaNewcombDressage Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@klente20132 жыл бұрын
That was amazing! TY! Love the note that when he was snowing at the end he was reacting and processing 😀
@teresagonzalezbreton9714 Жыл бұрын
Great tips, I’m doing it tomorrow🎉
@AmeliaNewcombDressage Жыл бұрын
Let me know it goes!
@teresagonzalezbreton9714 Жыл бұрын
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Couldn’t do it. I have an 11 year old PRE mare, no one had ever ride her, she so green I have to start from cero
@teresagonzalezbreton9714 Жыл бұрын
Improving!👍🏼
@nazilahejazi80092 жыл бұрын
I had a lesson by a great trainer to reach this goal. We started with nice balanced circles as you mention here, then counter bend circle walk followed by trot then canter. Then we moved ahead with your exercise of going from corner to quarter line. Thank you so much for these amazing videos.
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
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@norabrown15352 жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot of helpful information
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure
@pkchateau8654 Жыл бұрын
This was SO helpful. I was just trying these canter-from-quarter-line to center exercises last week and my horse was so sensitive she kept cross cantering when I tried to take her back to the rail. Your video helped me understand how to use my legs properly to keep her on the lead I want. Thank you!
@suebenbow68602 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@alirawling23932 жыл бұрын
Great step by step instruction. Loved it!
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
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@samchen11592 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Nice video for everyone and step by step to train horses.
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
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@jilldavis72042 жыл бұрын
Thanks. This is a really helpful video. I like to see how you handle the mistakes and work through them. My horse also struggles to the right.
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
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@reginaangele10832 жыл бұрын
Amelia .. thanks for your tips. I'll applicate tomorrow when working ln the counter canter. Love your videos 👍😁
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
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@gtorell6 ай бұрын
Oh man! I was always getting good dressage tests as a kid, and I really miss it. I was at least in the 70s for second level when I was kid. Which is pretty good. Then I outgrew my mom's tack and horse, which is like, I get it. You can't ride my horse. But man, do I miss it. I just want to get on a horse, but also can't afford my own horse, so,.. that's a whole thing.
@amieperryman74212 жыл бұрын
I have a horse just beginning this exercise. She is balanced on the left lead. Right lead is still difficult. Doing just the easiest asking her to canter off the rail onto the quarter line and straight is the best we can manage right now. Small circle and a few transitions to help her rebalance before asking again. Hoping to do a 1st level test 3 soon!
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
Best of luck!
@HH-uq6ft2 жыл бұрын
Bringing my 6 yr old along, intro level 2 years ago, training last year and now first level 1 test 1 with a 70 and 62 under my belt and next week first level test 2! I've been working on all this stuff needed for first level test 3 and the counter canter video is helpful! Pretty sure I can get it done, maybe by fall. We'll see! Working in a very short arena is not easy, hardly any space to do a shallow serpentine.
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing
@katiepritchard950711 ай бұрын
@amelianewcombedressage Hi Amelia! I'm rapidly becoming a big fan and replacing doom scrolling with your videos! I recently went through your shoulder in and haunches in videos and they were GAME CHANGING. Bravo 👏 ! Do you have exercises like that or your stair case step ones for collecting and slowing the canter down? We do lots of transitions and walk to canter and now shouler fore properly at the canter thanks to you! Are there more exercises we can be doing like this counter canter video? Many many thanks and massive appreciation for taking time to do these videos and respond, I'm so impressed. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth here. Are there categorizes or playlists that you organize your videos in? There are so many videos of awesomeness but I'm struggling to find them on KZbin and I lothe to keep bothering you! This whole library is so neat you have really reinvigorated my interest in dressage ❤. Thank you, thank you.
@AmeliaNewcombDressage11 ай бұрын
So happy to hear you are enjoying the content! It sounds like you are doing all the right things to start developing the collected canter. Keep doing a lot of forward and back (transitions!) even within the canter gait. Shorten the canter stride and then lengthen the canter stride. Forward and back. Here is a video that might help you: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/develop-the-canter-lengthening-medium-canter/ I don't have a ton of playlists, but if you go into my KZbin Channel profile you can see the ones I do have. Hope this helps and thank you for the suggestions - I will add filming a collected canter video to my list!
@financiallylitwithmargaret51187 ай бұрын
Great video can’t wait to try these exercises. I’m a hunter rider do you have suggestions for horses that want to do a lead change?
@AmeliaNewcombDressage7 ай бұрын
great question! You can both make the loop shallower, and be sure to keep your legs and hips in the canter lead position that you want to keep.
@paulgilbert95582 жыл бұрын
That was excellent but looked so hard!
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
Little bits at a time!
@cherylarelis15422 жыл бұрын
My horse struggles more in her right lead canter. Working on improving our canter serpentines, and more engagement right hind.
@christinesims8199 Жыл бұрын
Yes, my horse struggles with counter canter moving on to the left lead.
@AmeliaNewcombDressage Жыл бұрын
Hope this video helped!
@capsandy2 жыл бұрын
sad that you have to add the disclaimer,
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
Just the way it is in today's day and age! I don't want it to hold me back from sharing great dressage training.
@ptowey52982 жыл бұрын
I’ve had half halt explained before, would like to have your explanation how to do half halt. Thanks
@AmeliaNewcombDressage Жыл бұрын
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@KathleenLeVasseur7 ай бұрын
We are starting counter canter work for our 2nd level test 1. I am riding an older PSG school master and she is sensitive to my leg and seat. My instructor is explaining very well but I am moving a bit too much in the saddle and perhaps too much leg contact and the horse swaps leads. Any suggestions for me as the rider?
@AmeliaNewcombDressage7 ай бұрын
Awesome! It can take practice to find the secret sweet spot. Here's a video of some things to think about for your canter seat: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/the-canter-seat-too-loose-too-tight-or-just-right/
@amandaburnham.88172 жыл бұрын
My horse is so stubborn cantering right he'll counter canter instead lol We're doing groundwork so we're on the basics of verbal commands to walk, trot, canter, halt, and turn. We've started doing more transitions with the new side reins, trying to lower his head.
@cherylarelis15422 жыл бұрын
My horse sometimes does that in the left renvers.
@amandaburnham.88172 жыл бұрын
@@cherylarelis1542 at least it's not just me! Lol Every time we start progressing we have to go back to the beginning 😮💨 not sure we'll ever even get to leg yields at this rate....
@cherylarelis15422 жыл бұрын
@@amandaburnham.8817 you'll get there, slow and steady🙂
@amandaburnham.88172 жыл бұрын
@@cherylarelis1542 🥰 thank you!
@nezaspruk1142 жыл бұрын
Could you explain more on how to use the reins correctly in the counter canter 🙏
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
That's a great question! I'll answer that tonight in my LIVE
@paolap.safford37902 жыл бұрын
My struggle is keeping my horse from rising his head
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
Check out my new program. It will help you with this: www.amelianewcombdressage.com/30-days-to-round/
@terriwallace51882 жыл бұрын
No barely cantering and now my trainer wants me to wait another month before I start cantering him regularly. She doesn't think he is strong enough! 17 years old and has had lameness issues so he hasn't been in training regularly. He really does need to be more consistant before cantering. Ho Hum!!!
@AmeliaNewcombDressage2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you have to go slow to go fast! Don't worry, you'll get there!