Training The Halt

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The halt is a sign if good training according to my trainer Johann Hinneman! This video sheds a little light on what's required from training level, right up to Grand Prix!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction to video
01:13 Points to Consider
02:05 Trot-walk-Tror
03:37 Starting the halt
03:54 Things to concentrate on
05:53 Trot-Halt
THE HALT
My trainer, Joh Hinnemann, always has me work on my halts. Mr. Hinnemann says that a good halt is a sign of good training - and I would have to agree with him!
Executing a good halt is harder than it looks, and whether you're riding Training Level or Grand Prix, you have to ride a halt! The tricky thing about working on your halts is that sometimes the more you work on them the worse they get! In this week's video, I'm going to give you some tips and tricks to improve your halt!!
It is important to understand that while you have a halt at Training Level and at Grand Prix, the standard is much different. At Training Level is just really straightness, but at Grand Prix, there’s a whole other level of expectation - your horse needs to be engaged, connected and the transitions more prompt.
One of the best ways to start working towards a good halt is to practice your trot walk trot transitions. You want the horse to be nice and round and be able to maintain that roundness in the downward and upward transition to walk and trot. The more engaged and through your horse is in the general work the better your halt will be. The halt will magnify any resistance or inconsistencies that you have in the contact.
When trying the halt initially, do so along the rail to help keep your horse straight. Walk along the rail, and then very slowly draw yourself up, pull your tummy in and maintain a steady contact to ask for the halt. At this point. it doesn’t have to be square. What you want to be concerned about is threefold.
They stay straight
They stay round
They don’t lean and resist the contact.
When your horse does all these things, they will be much more likely to stand square. Squareness is VERY hard to detect without looking, so if you concentrate on the above three elements being present, they are MUCH more likely to halt square.
If you can’t achieve the halt well as described above. Go back to the trot-walk-trot transition and work through that. If you persist with the halt when they’re resisting, they’ll get fidgety and upset and you won’t make progress. Always try to fix the halt somewhere else.
Have a look at this video where I practice this with Kensington and let me know if you find it helpful!
Thanks for watching and happy riding.

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[@samchen1159]

It is correct that fix those issues and don't fix it in the halt. Thanks.

[@catherinemcclure4618]

Very helpful. Now i know where to spend our time!

[@susandelemus5376]

How much have I worked on halt and never used this technique. VERY helpful. Thanks Amelia!

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[@benitascott3533]

Fabulous video Amelia, as always. Always providing really valuable tips & explanations in every area. Even a subject as simple as the halt - really valuable. Thanks Amelia. 😊🐴🙏

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[@benitascott3533]

Excellent advice. I dont have round, through, softness or contact. So I have a long long way to go. But love the idea of one day achieving a descent picture of our connection under saddle! You're a champion in my view. Thankyou Amelia 💞

[@soundofalexis]

video well done all the way through engaging viewer with relevant and useful information for anyone working with horses .

[@margaretfrench2615]

Excellent. Thank you!

[@elainecole8275]

Thank you! This makes so much sense. My horse tends to pull when I ask for a hault and as you say it just gets worse the more I ask and I get more tense. I can't wait to try this technique!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

ya! Let me know how it goes :)

[@carriemeinecke6885]

Us as well, I've been riding my sweetboy for almost 7 years now, and recently have just begun to have some real tension, frustration with where we're at. He has been just bardging through my halt requests and just feeling all over under my saddle, I'm always having g to correct a should or hind leg to stay underneath me. So maybe just taking the time to go back to the basics for a bit, enjoy my ride a bit more and then moving on. And remembering patience and perseverance and love for my boy will always end with a good turnout. Thanks Amelia.

[@shannonclendon1424]

Thank you for this. I worked on these transitions last night and my halts got better for sure! Great reminder!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

That's so great to hear!! Thank you for sharing :)

[@dianehewitt579]

Thank you!

[@carriemeinecke6885]

Love this!

[@barbstrona1]

That makes sense! Thanks!

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Glad this helped!

[@DS-iv6wd]

Very helpful.

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[@47470962]

Now that was really interesting. I didn’t think of working it into the walk and trot. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks

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Glad it was helpful!

[@alexroman8287]

Love this video, thank you!! I can't wait to try this out tomorrow!

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Have fun!

[@sylviamoritz6589]

I used the pointers from this video in my last lesson. What a blinking difference. It was an amazing transitions. Thank you so much.

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[@melodyblanchard2017]

thank you for your videos you are the best!

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[@donnabos1341]

Very good training tips!

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[@helenfox3415]

Thank you! Very good info & demonstration!

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Thank you Amelia, very clear and useful.

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Great tips!

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[@lorrainecarreira9457]

Great video as always. LOVE your teaching style and really appreciate how well you break things down for us. You're the best, Amelia! By the way is Kensington one of your horses? He is GORGEOUS! Beautiful mover!

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That is so kind of you to say Lorraine, thank you. And yes, Kensington is one of my boys :)

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great video!

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[@louisedownes4512]

Hi Amelia, I was really struggling with the halt so can't wait to try it tomorrow...Thankyou x🐴

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Let me know how it goes!

[@louisedownes4512]

Hi Amelia, I've tried what you've said about the halt and it was so much better...I haven't quite mastered it properly yet but I'm sure it will come ....Thankyou xx🐴🤗

[@christinecreeney4207]

Not simple at all guys - achieving a square halt without resistance is very difficult. Horses vary in how much they cooperate .Ive learned that the key is to think about slowing the walk beforehand but not too much .My three-year old resists downward transitions so it's something I need to work on every day .

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Yes definitely takes practice!

[@judysorensen465]

So helpful. What kind of saddle are you riding in?

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I ride my horses in saddles from Custom Saddlery

[@SuperRedFamily]

Thank you for this awesome video! I hear you clucking to your horse and I thought this was a no-no during dressage. I find myself doing it without thinking. How can I break this habit?

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It can be used as a verbal training aid/cue, but it is penalized in competition. Some people I know hum when they want to cluck and tap with the whip.

[@beckyfoster4428]

My mare will stop straight in the front, but not the back legs.

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Thank you

[@Horsepassion4life]

I am lucky enough to have a now 8yo that halts square 99% of the time. Did I train him right or ride him right maybe i don't know! But we definitely need to work on halt -> transitions. Thank you for the tips! Have any tips for this same horse that will swing his hips to the right when backing up? He always does it. Not pulling in my hands so no idea where it is coming from.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

working on turn on the forehand to the left will help that! As you will be able to keep him on the aids more securely in the rein back :)

[@Horsepassion4life]

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I'll work on that then! Thank you! 😊