The Best Dressage Exercise!

[@candacewade220]

Once again, the info is presented to all level riders. Love the homework for practice that doesn't require a PhD. The explanations of how and why satisfy my analytical, adult mind. Perfect.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thank you! That is very kind of you to say

[@amywelcher7117]

Yes! I love this exercise! I even tried out walk-trot with this the other day. The snowman is literally so helpful!!!

[@sheryldraper3026]

love this exercise... seems like an easy idea but a challenge and fun

[@jcwendel3949]

Love this exercise! Been using every other workout. 👍🏻🐎

[@barbarasloan2762]

I have used the original snowman a lot but this expands the concept so well! Looking forward to trying this so thank you!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

have you tried this exercise? It is seriously one of my favorite exercises ever!!!!

[@mr.zenedin1735]

Hallo🌺❤🌹 Amelia you join me plz

[@katieheller3788]

Amelia, have you been talking to my trainer? My lesson last week was so similar, this exercise really made the change of direction much smoother in the serpentine.

[@benitascott3533]

My biggest question here, is did ever train up any of these horses from the gentling process & starting under saddle?? All of your horses are obviously well trained & already fairly advanced. It's a long way to here from the beginning stages of dressage. I don't suppose I'll ever get any of my horses to this stage. So much control involved! You're a joy to watch. Thankyou Amelia 🐴 💥 🙏

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

A lot of my current horses I purchased from Europe already started as young horses. But before that I spent many years starting hundreds of young horses on ranches. :)

[@chloe.1596]

What a great video! Figure eights have been my favourite exercise because you can adjust them to every gait and throw in so many transitions, and this is like a figure eight but better! I'm very excited to try it out. Thank you for the video :)

[@lynnestruck]

I started many of the similar variations after seeing your original snowman video. I love this exercise for a host of reasons! Thank you!

[@kimwiley8399]

Love this. I laughed when I saw this today cause I remembered mentioning to you that I did the snowman exercises all the time when I met you in Wellington and Joseph said " what the blank is snowman?!"

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

😂😂😂

[@jennystew1966]

Love this exercise, going to try it on my 23yr old veteran who is unbalanced, hoping it will help us in the transitions and getting him more behind and correctly bending, not sure if it will be as relaxed as your horse but hopefully we may get there. Thank you for sharing

[@mariannelee2890]

Can't wait to work on this in all the variations, thank you.

[@katiek619]

Love the snowman! Can’t wait to try these variations

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks Katie! It's so awesome isn't it! Hope you enjoy the variations and thanks for being a subscriber! Happy riding.

[@PurifiedKisses]

I can't wait to try this! I think it'll be very helpful for my horse and me.

[@lievrelaure-anne7693]

Hello Amelia! Watching from France, love your very useful advices and exercices. Thank you for your videos.

[@susansoderman2598]

Trying this tomorrow! I can’t wait to ride.

[@betsysmall3576]

Love the variations!

[@animallover4101]

I do this with true canter to counter canter. Really helps with balance .

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Oh yes!!! I forgot that one!!!

[@emilythorpe9988]

Excited to try this to improve the canter transition - thank you!

[@BelleandBuddy29]

Can’t wait to try this exercise!! We are working on our circles and this will be so fun, I think . Thank you 😊

[@oscararmandovargasrojas4107]

Lindo trabajo, es hermoso ver la facilidad y sutileza del mivimiento

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

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[@louisedownes4512]

Thankyou for the video Amelia, can't wait to get started x🤗🐴😀

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

You're so welcome Louise!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

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[@louisedownes4512]

Thankyou so much, I'm doing my first intro C Dressage test on the 27th of November so a lot of the information you have given me already is helping so much...I'm so excited but very nervous at the same time...as long as I remember to breathe I'll be ok !!😂🐴🤗 x

[@karenbrown780]

Will try this and let you know how get on . Thanks looking forward to start working on this

[@benitascott3533]

Brilliant I love this ❤️

[@AppyDancer]

I will do this. I can see a lot of possibilities for making this exercise ours.

[@aziziismail4081]

Love this exercise !! ❤❤

[@beateindahl8100]

Got to try this, thank you for the video🤩🐴

[@sharonfoor1253]

Will try this tomorrow 🙂

[@paulgilbert9558]

One of my favorites

[@christinafragis7224]

Thanks for sharing Amelia!

[@bobdory2856]

Amelia I would love some explanation on your rein aids in these movements. Such as explaining if you are brining your right shoulder back and suppling with the other hand etc.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

You always want to supple inside hand for the most part, keeping the outside rein supportive.

[@taarinilodha8205]

im going to do this today in my lesson !

[@1mdw63]

Doing this on my next ride. We do a lot of flexibility exercises - Friesians need that 😉

[@pedroportela4394]

Good exercise!

[@thesaddles1396]

My Mare is very very very .... very fast ... She gets scared of anything, takes off , she does not have a small relaxing canter.... How to get such an animal to work towards snowman ... after a working trot she seems relaxed but after a while she again gets toooooo quick ... Have got a wrong mare ... or is there anything that I could do to get her calm down .... I thought to train her for show jumping .. but now i started to doubt .....A little help will save me ... Thanks