Lesley Brodbeck – The Horse Magazine

Top Training tip from Lesley Brodbeck

April 6th, 2021
Objective: focus, encourage articulation of joints, create rhythm and cadence. Introduce the exercise with the poles on the ground, start with four then add a couple more. Elevate gradually… this is hard work for the horse! Place poles so that the horse has room to straighten in preparation for the exercise. Approach slowly, give the […] Read Article Comments Off

Pole exercise for the day, for everyone

March 16th, 2021
For latitudinal stretch, accuracy of line, and suppleness… Exercise of the day: Liz worked over three sets of tramlines across the diagonal placed at seven metre intervals outwards from X Objective: Latitudinal stretch, accuracy of line, suppleness… Ride serpentines, starting with the outside pair of tramlines, then adding the centre pair. Mix it up by […] Read Article Comments Off

Pole Dancing for Horses – Exercise 2

December 28th, 2020
Lesley Brodbeck is back with another simple and effective pole exercise to improve your horse's way of going... Read Article Comments Off

Pole Dancing to improve your dressage

June 9th, 2017
It's fun for you, and great for your horse, and Lesley Brodbeck has some super variations on working with poles... Read Article 3 Comments »