tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post2238617406703613295..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Part 1--Conrad Schumacher--Training of the Young HorseJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-51827862694959558502009-04-15T04:32:00.000-07:002009-04-15T04:32:00.000-07:00I consider a horse to be working over the back whe...I consider a horse to be working over the back when the stomach muscles lift which allows them to track up properly. If you watch a horse without tack on, it's easy to see - the belly comes up and the area of the back just behind the saddle flattens out and lifts slightly, then they step under and the forehand can lift and free the shoulders to move forward. I consider it different from being through, because a horse can work over the back, but still have a blockage in the neck / shoulder area that prevents them from truly being through.<br /><br />I teach turn on the forehand very early on - mainly because I use it for gate opening. <br />Leg yield is generally considered the first lateral movement that you'd teach a young horse as a schooling exercise, and I start on that as soon as the horse can carry me in reasonable balance in w/t/c on a 20m circle. I like to introduce it in trot personally, ditto shoulder in when we get there.FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485030894416936129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-91574914219984076412009-04-13T18:34:00.000-07:002009-04-13T18:34:00.000-07:00Over the back means that the horse is stretched ou...Over the back means that the horse is stretched out through his body with his spine, neck, and tail forming a bow. When a horse is over the back, his back is up instead of being hollow.<br /><br />I rechecked my notes, and I'm not sure when he'd recommend that these exercises be started. I'm guessing turn on the forehand could be started relatively early.Jami Davenporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-22233028394735500622009-04-13T09:21:00.000-07:002009-04-13T09:21:00.000-07:00Jami - Could you explain "over the back?"And how f...Jami - Could you explain "over the back?"<BR/>And how far along are the horses when you do the exercises listed?mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.com