How to Use Your Aids Properly For Maximum Response

[@benitascott3533]

Very clever explanations & display of learning shoulder in & haunches in!! Best ever! Extremely succinct & sensible. Fantastic rider, trainer, teacher Jack! I'm touched by everything you release! Thankyou for sharing your knowledge, skill & thinking! 🐎💘🙏

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

I really appreciate your comment and you being here!

[@JessicaShmitt]

This video completely makes sense why it’s so important to use both sides of our bodies when riding. Great video! Very informative!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Yes, lateral aiding is very important in advancing our horses and our riding, thanks for watching!

[@carmanconrad8684]

Very good demo. Thanks!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jackihoneybourne7590]

This was so informative & made so much sense. 👍

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Glad it made sense. That makes me feel good! Thanks for watching!

[@robynmartin2026]

another wonderful vid, thank you so much for sharing, I needed to see and hear this!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Your welcome! Appreciate you being here!

[@TroyReinholdt-fz2ds]

Yes sir Great job fun to watch and if more riders would practice developing their Aids and worry less about developing their horses maybe some issues they struggle with would 'fix' themselves? I love when that happens!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Yes! Very wise words! I just got done with a virtual lesson and explained that to my student, very similar words. 😊

[@suzannelangdon4216]

Hello, I think your riding and instruction is exemplary thank you. I don’t understand why horses need to learn to move hindquarters from the rein first though when this needs to be modified later to get straighter or reverse bend. Why not just start with signals to the hindquarters? Thank you.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

It is easier for people to use one rein and one leg on the same side (lateral) so they tend to overuse those aids. I’m not saying that is right or wrong just human nature. Another consideration is so much foundation work is done with a halter and lead rope which is applying feel and direction on the horses head. People tend to carry this habit over to riding their horse as well. You are absolutely right that people over do their hands and arms (reins) when they ride. It is possible to start with diagonal aiding on a green horse, but the rider has to be pretty advanced for that (as it would be easy for the horse to feel trapped by those aids). Like everything else, there are levels of progression in our advancement with horses. Thank you very much for your wonderful question!

[@samb7652]

In my youth we called Vibram soles waffle stompers....

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Thanks for watching!