Today I had my first go at leg yielding! I was wearing my new jodhpurs, which I shouldn't have bought today but my best friend talked me into it, and my instructor loved them. Anyway, after warming up and doing transition work, and riding out my stitch, she got me to do my first leg yielding!
We did it in walk, trot, and trotting to the wall then cantering. My instructor said that the leg yielding was great, but my turns onto the three-quarter line weren't very good and sometimes I was drifting in them.
I know the leg aids for circling and so on, but I was wondering if you guys could help me out with the properties of a good turn! I'm turning from A or C to get onto the three-quarter line. I need to get him straight and parallel to the wall as soon as possible, so I can start the leg yield.
We did it in walk, trot, and trotting to the wall then cantering. My instructor said that the leg yielding was great, but my turns onto the three-quarter line weren't very good and sometimes I was drifting in them.
I know the leg aids for circling and so on, but I was wondering if you guys could help me out with the properties of a good turn! I'm turning from A or C to get onto the three-quarter line. I need to get him straight and parallel to the wall as soon as possible, so I can start the leg yield.
- What path should the horse take: a smooth quarter-circle, something sharper?
- At what point should I begin giving the aids for the turn?
- Anything else I should be concentrating on doing?