TEACHING WHAT TO DO IN A WALK WITH YOUR HANDS - TRAIN WITH TASH

[@juliadianebeckert5794]

The pop-up boxes with dialog really helps cement the major points.

[@Blind_Horse_Rider]

Love your descriptive lessons, I’m registered blind and find your lessons great to watch and remember each week when I go for my horse riding lesson! Thank you! Love Zoe from uk xxx

[@YourRidingSuccess]

Hi Zoe! Thanks for your lovely words! I will make sure to pass this on to Tash!! xx Kim, YRS Team xx

[@GSDC1965]

Love your videos Tash , everyday learning to feel . Soft and strong ! Thank you from 🇨🇦

[@kristinst797]

I really want to see “What do you do with your hands in posting and sitting trot” video

[@CDN_Bookmouse]

I find in all gaits that a reasonable place to start is to put them forward enough that you have a slight bend in your elbow, far apart enough to be roughly level with your hipbones (probably wider apart than you think), and level horizontally with your hipbones (probably lower than you think). As the horse moves its head forward or down, allow your elbows to move back and forth with them so you keep a gentle, constantly adjusting contact. You want to always be just feeling the corners of the horse's mouth if you're not giving an aid. Just enough contact to let them know you're still with them. Just to say "I'm here, we're communicating, and you're correct that I'm not asking you for anything with my hands right now." Like keeping a door or window open so you can talk to someone if you need to. If you throw your reins away (keep them too far forward) or block with them (keeping them tense, too close to you, too inflexible) you're shutting that door or window so you can't talk to them through your hands anymore. Hope that helps.

[@lizzieh5020]

@@CDN_Bookmouse This is really good advice! Thanks!

[@honestd906]

Champagne 🥂 glass imagery is very helpful! Thanks for the great video 😍

[@sofiax7261]

Early! Love your vids - they're very helpful 💕🏇🐎

[@YourRidingSuccess]

Thanks Sofia! Glad you love them!! xx

[@danielabackstrom]

"just watch your champagne on your inside rein" 😂

[@lynnes11]

Riding is all about relaxing the muscles that are engaged LOL

[@nektarianikolaou9595]

Awesome video,as usual! My problem is that I can't keep my hands steady at the canter. They just keep moving back and forth. Greetings from Greece!!

[@miakoopmans1083]

i love these videos!

[@Marjet98]

This is so helpful! I totally will think about champange now during training 😂😂👌🏼

[@Nimeariel]

For my little kids, who aren't supposed to have or know about champagne, I use the metaphor of coffee cups or hot cocoa. If you hold the reins and a coffee mug the wrong way, you're going to be spilling hot cocoa all over the horse. The horse won't like that. Keep your hands "up"! Same concept! :-)

[@mallory3308]

@@Nimeariel My trainer uses "Ice cream cone" hands for new riders

[@Nimeariel]

@@mallory3308 That's another good one!! I've used that before, too!

[@lauriebohanan2761]

How we do the in a walk with your hands

[@emmyennit]

Heyy

[@YourRidingSuccess]

Hi! How are you doing? How can I help? :) Kim, YRS Team xx