Stephanie Solverson - Horse Training

07/18/2021

Keep your horses health in mind on smokey days! Let's hope for widespread rain 🌧️🤞

07/14/2021

07/08/2021

A great way to judge how well your horse is connecting through its back is to see how much stretch they will give you in a free walk on a loose rein.🐴❤️

Miss Tia💞

06/07/2021

Great resource for understanding judging of dressage tests. Great judge, great explanations, love how she always rewards good riding even if it comprises the move a bit. You can find all the USEF tests on YouTube 😊

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05/31/2021

Yesterday I posted about some tips on how to test your horses level of connection, today I'll address a way to test your own.

- no stirrups!!

Such a great way to work on your self and find any shortcomings that may be hiding... 🎶"You'll find things you never knew you never knew!"🎶🤣 ( Name that Disney movie ?)

It's been a while since I have had a horse at a point where I can really focus on my own riding and where I might be lacking.

Appreciate that Triton is at that place and his owner understands that the best way to better our horses is to better ourselves! ♥️🐴♥️

05/30/2021

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Few things I’ve learnt over the Years:⁣
1. Let go of things you can’t control ⁣
2. Avoid Comparing ⁣
3. Trust your gut - if it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it⁣
4. Have a positive/optimistic outlook on life always perspective is everything, negativity grows negativity and positivity grows positivity⁣
5. Follow your heart and do more of what lights your fire⁣
6. Back yourself always⁣
7. Work hard⁣
8. Avoid humans that drain your energy⁣
9. Surround yourself with those who support you. ⁣
10. Ignore opinions that don’t enhance your life - do you and ignore the noise⁣
11. Keep being the student and keep learning⁣
12. Don't be afraid to fail or be wrong. Learn and grow⁣
13. Respond don’t react - give yourself time to learn to respond and not react. Reactions are driven by heighten emotions, responses by logic
14. Be patient, no hurry, no pause
15. Be consistent, gradually, gradually, suddenly.
16. Goals - know where your going before you start driving
17. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment
18. No expectations
19. GIVE
20. Be kind.

What else would you add?⁣
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05/29/2021

As riders, open hips are important to enable us to fully connect with the horse and get the most of our position and movements.

This is a quick exercise video I have been using as my go to morning stretch lately to help get my hips open and even to help improve my riding. 🧘‍♀️💪

Just thought I'd share for anyone else that may be looking for hip opening stretches and exercises.

Happy riding everyone! 🐴😘

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05/28/2021

Anyone who talks to me about horses knows I am a huge fan of hill-work! ❤️🌄🐴

A great way to get an idea of where your horse is at in terms of balance and connection is downward transitions on a gentle downward slope. Aiming for quality transitions, maintaining connection without raising the head or dropping the back. ( Pretty pleased with this guy today! Not quite perfect but we're getting closer every day 🥰)

Leg-yield work on both upward and downward slope adds another element to the move and speeds up progress, muscle development and increases precision of movement.

It is crazy how fast a horse will correct themselves, balancing out, coming off the forehand and improving self carriage with little interference from the rider with long and low "hill" work! ( Hoping to put together some before and afters of some of my rides, even beginning to end of a single ride it is noticeable! No better thing to do for horses coming back into work after time off particularly, but always is good too 😉😂)

05/28/2021

Ryder 🥰🐴

05/14/2021

Ruber and Tia 🥰

05/11/2021

The dream team.🐴😍

Tia, Triton, Ruber and Ryder. Going to be having some fun with these beautiful beasts for the next little while 😊🥰.

🤞For winning lotto numbers so it never has to end 🤣🤣🤣