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Monty XC Schooling With Erik - Feb ‘19

Name: Monty XC Schooling With Erik - Feb ‘19
Uploaded: 2019-02-26T01:34:31+00:00
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Channel: Boyd Martin
Description: In this brief instructional segment from the Monty XC Schooling With Erik video (February 2019), the coach delivers a rapid series of riding cues aimed…

26 Feb 2019 · 2 min

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In this brief instructional segment from the Monty XC Schooling With Erik video (February 2019), the coach delivers a rapid series of riding cues aimed at improving the rider’s balance, rein handling, and use of leg and hand aids during a cross‑country schooling exercise. The speaker emphasizes shortening the reins to feel rather than pull, maintaining shoulder and hip alignment, bending the horse through its body without sacrificing stride, and applying consistent leg pressure while keeping the hands low and pushing down. The cues are repeated and layered to reinforce the desired athletic posture and engagement of the horse, culminating in a focus on keeping the horse round, heels down, and the rider’s position balanced throughout the turn.

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Balancing. Just shorten your reins a little bit more so you're not pulling reins, you're feeling reins. Now come around on a shorter turn. Now bending him so he's through his body. Bend him. Don't take away stride. And now just balance them. Shoulders up, bum down. Keep coming. Then they become a little more athletic. R. Bending, squeezing from the legs. Squeezing, altering your position for balance. There you go. Bending, squeezing. Push, push, push. A little bit shorter up the net. Shorter up the net. And push your hand down. Put your hand down and push your left. Shorten your reins. Flex them to the right and press to the leg. Now keep him round. Hands down. Push from the leg. Hands down. Push from the leg. Push from the leg. Hands down. Push from the leg and close them up. Heels down. Push them up from the leg.