with international eventer, Lesley Brodbeck
Photos – Roslyn Neave
Lesley’s pupil is Liz Owens and her five-year-old Diamond Hit gelding, Diamond Jubilee.
Poles placed on the twenty metre circle line in a cross pattern.
Objective: Accuracy of line, consistency of tempo. Riders can alternate the line by leg yielding to different parts of the pole.The inside of the poles can be elevated to discourage shoulder loading.
Young horses tend to load their shoulders, so the poles on the circle are elevated on the inside. The poles are deliberately painted in three sections so the rider chooses which part she rides over – our main focus is consistency of line, consistency of tempo. Liz can move from riding on the outside panel to the inside, but there is still plenty of room for the horse to re-focus.”
These days, Lesley Brodbeck is very involved with the Interschool movement and coaches for Stuartholme Girls school in Brisbane and has trained many horse/rider combinations through the grades. Lesley also coaches and competes from her base in Moggill, Queensland, where she runs an agistment and training centre.
Missed exercise 1? Here it is…
