Riding Better Corners Mini-Series
This mini-series is a collection of videos that will increase your understanding of corners and how to ride them, and includes several simple exercises to do with your horse. Corners take just a few steps, but can have a huge gymnastic impact. Riding corners is something that is not typically taught in the lower levels of dressage, so corners often throw horses off balance. I like to educate my horses (and students) about corners very early, and build their confidence so each corner is an opportunity to improve their balance.
Each video in this mini series is just a few minutes long and the exercises can yield very powerful results. Have fun!
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Riding Better Corners Mini Series Intro Jan 2024
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How To Use Your Body In Turns - Dec 2017
This video gives you a simulation you can do to get a feel for how to use your body in square turns, corners, and when riding more precise circles. Karen also uses it to help further refine your lateral positions, and shows how to differentiate between asking for Haunches In and Canter!
This vid...
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Corners Quick Tip For Building Gymnastic Confidence - Dec 2018
Karen and Natilla demonstrate a very simple exercise that is highly effective. This is one of Karen’s "can't live without it" exercises. It helps horses develop the skills and confidence needed to build collectibility in corners. Corners can make everything better, but often horses fall apart in ...
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Riding Deeper Corners - Mar 2021
This video shows a simple exercise to help your horse gain more confidence to go deeper in the corners. This will help if you have a horse that tends to fall in when riding corners. This is a simple pattern that can improve balance with horses at the lower or upper levels of dressage.
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Riding Balanced Corners with Liesbeth Jorna - May 2020
DN Licensed Instructor, Liesbeth Jorna, shares some exercises to help you ride corners in a way that develops harmony and balance. You’ll see the common problems people experience when doing corners and learn 3 different exercises to try at the walk, trot, and canter!
This video is great for any...
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Square Turns: A Group Lesson - Dec 2020
In the video 'Baroque Equestrian Games & Institute: Square Turns', Karen demonstrated a really valuable exercise for lightening the forehand and creating engagement and mobility. In this video, Karen coaches riders in a clinic through a square corner exercise. You will see horses of different lev...
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Corners and Transitions To Lighten Forehand - Oct 2019
Karen coaches a dressage rider though several exercises to help the horse develop a more uphill posture and light forehand. Exercises include using transitions and corners.
This video is great for anyone who has solid working gaits and is playing with developing more collectibility.
