Turn Your Horse with Ease

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

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[@anitazeitler5899]

Amelia, your videos are awesome. As someone who is naturally analytical, the granularity of your explanations down to exactly which parts of the body are needed for aids is tremendously helpful. Love your lessons. Happy riding!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thank you so much!

[@CDN_Bookmouse]

The square has been an incredibly valuable exercise for myself and my lease horse. Sometimes he convinces me that he needs a lot more leg than he really does, and this helps me feel how well he's responding. It helps sharpen both of us up, and gets him thinking about sitting on his haunches more. It really improves the quality of his canter as well. I love the square.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Such a good one!

[@michelekanefsky7511]

Great vid as always! Your demonstration has helped us turning!

[@joelbailey1595]

Thanks Amelia. Great reminder for the concept" turn the shoulder" and " turn the saddle".

[@krdorner]

Really interesting, thank you. What are you doing with the inside leg during the turn? I thought we were to initiate the turn with the inside leg. Or do we actually initiate with the outside upper leg and outside rein. And tip the nose a bit with the inside rein? Appreciate it

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Inside leg helps to move the rib cage over!

[@weloveniscemi3648]

Thank you so much for this! I compete on the western dressage circuit and this is more so a tendency because our horses carry their heads lower. This is excellent advice that I plan on putting to use immediately! Thank you again!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brentonkelly3780]

Hmm, very interesting Amelia. Thanks for sharing....yes, like others have said, great audio/video production, and helpful information and techniques. Well done.

[@ajc0372]

I have been having trouble for awhile now understanding my legs aids this was very helpful :)

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

So glad to hear!

[@sophiekemmerling1789]

I love your explanation! Thank you so much; feel like riding again 💗

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

I'm so glad!

[@leannesaraceno3486]

What I find is helpful for me is “look and turn”. I know you can’t exaggerate the looking part in dressage, but it’ll help others in the beginning.

[@spaziocasainterioare1656]

Looking again this video and i love it , thank you so so much! So well explained!! As we cant do many circles now, left hind a bit weak now, wonder if those turns are less demanding biomecanic wise, versus a circle. If so i will do this exercise for a while till i introduce more and mroe circles :) Thank you so so much!!!

[@spaziocasainterioare1656]

Love his, thank you so much 💝

[@Clara-eh8gy]

Is the rein on the outside shoulder pushing the horse to the direction were turning or is it only closing the hand ?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

A bit of both!

[@patriciasaul9544]

THANKS!

[@Taurus80912]

Wow I hope to the lord that I will have a horse in the next few days🙏🏼💜

[@c_and_l]

Can you please explain what you mean by close the rein? That's not a phrase I've come across before. Maybe I know it under a different term?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Apply the aid!

[@meganpahl2160]

So basically, these turns are a combination that f leg yield with neck reining?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Think of riding from your seat!

[@joannesimpson1490]

How do you keep inside bend when turning with your outside aids? My horse stops bending his ribcage round my inside leg when I turn with my outside aids and then he just turns like a plank of wood. Also what saddle are you riding in? It's beautiful!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Practice circles and bending lines to help with this! I ride in Custom Saddlery saddles

[@AmraK-ft5ti]

What can i do with my horse when i ask for flexion but he ends up turning completely. Appreciate it

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Great question! Try asking with a smaller aid and make sure you're keeping your outside rein steady.

[@AmraK-ft5ti]

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thank you so much. But when i even put the slightest pressure on the reins. He just moves completely over

[@horsecrazygal]

My horse tends to fall in. I also find he struggles more going clockwise. Any tips?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

try counterbending him to help!