Turns and squares
Emily Moffit starts with a square exercise. Twice two verticals at one stride are arranged in a square. “You can do this exercise on the left or the right, or on both sides of course. I mainly do it to make my horses turn better and easier, especially clockwise. I have dislocated my shoulder three times, which makes it more difficult for me to turn right. With this exercise I can pay a little extra attention to it. If all goes well, I do the exercise on the left, of course, to reward my horses. In addition, it is really an exercise that you can use for any horse: turning and looseness are very important in the course! Do you want to make the exercise even more difficult? Then you count the strides in the bend and try to keep them equal. For example, from one vertical to the other vertical there is 8 strides in the bend and then you try to keep it 8 in the next bend. But I say in advance: even Ben Maher does not always succeed. (winks). In terms of height, I recommend to keep it simple: a height of 1 meter is more than enough. It’s more about rideability than jumping itself! ”
