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Training Programme - Poles

Poles are not just for jumping. With a bit of imagination, schooling with ground poles can be used to improve every aspect of basic training for you and your horse.

Pole work helps to develop your horse’s strength, suppleness and obedience and your own concentration and accuracy as a rider. Training sessions can be made more interesting for you and your horse whether you enjoy jumping, dressage, or riding in the countryside.

This DVD shows you how to establish basic schooling techniques at home and is extremely helpful if you not have access to regular lessons. The format of this DVD gives you the option of selecting which lesson you wish to watch at any time.

On screen follow each stage of the work from obedience training in hand, correcting your position in the saddle, through to exercises to improve your horse’s way of going.

Pole work will improve your skills as a dressage rider, helping you to understand which muscles both you and your horse should be using.

Establishing a correct and safe jumping technique using poles is vital to later tackling show jumps and cross-country fences.

Training for young and older horses is explained, how to integrate schooling with hacking and trailer training to help you load your horse safely.

Pole work adds a different dimension to working your horse on the lunge and in hand, helping to make training sessions interesting, and effective.

This DVD is available to buy direct from The Classical Seat Video Company

Training Programme - Lungeing

Lungeing plays an important part in a horse's training. A couple of lunge sessions each week will help to strengthen your horse's back muscles and make him more supple and easier to ride. Lungeing him before you ride will loosen him up and settle him before you get on him.

This DVD covers lungeing with all levels of horse from novice to more advanced and is invaluable if you are not sure how to lunge, or want to improve your technique.

This DVD shows you how to establish basic techniques and is extremely helpful if you do not have regular lessons. The format of this DVD gives you the option of selecting which lesson to watch at any time. Follow the straightforward on-screen menus to help you navigate through them.

This DVD is available to buy direct from The Classical Seat Video Company

Training Programme - Show Jumping

Jumping plays an important part in every horse’s training. Gymnastic work helps to strengthen your horse’s muscles and make him more supple and powerful. You do not need to tackle huge obstacles to reap the benefits, but the skills required to tackle a round of jumps such as being confident and able to turn, keep straight, and to regulate speed and rhythm are all aspects of riding that are so important in all disciplines.

This DVD includes jumping for the first time, and covers training from novice level up to more advanced work for affiliated competitions and is invaluable if you want to improve your own jumping technique.

This DVD shows you………

On screen, follow each stage of the work which includes:

  • Safety and equipment
  • Exercises for the novice rider- Confidence building
  • Training the novice horse
  • Jumping a novice course
  • Exercises for the intermediate rider
  • Jumping an intermediate course
  • Using dressage to improve your jumping
  • Exercises for the experienced horse and rider
  • Walking and jumping a more advanced course
  • How to ride at a competition

This DVD is available to buy direct from The Classical Seat Video Company

DVD-Training Programme -The Scales of Training (PAL Format)

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The Scales of Training refer to the basic requirements in any horse’s training whether the rider wishes to concentrate on dressage, jumping or cross country and are essential to any horse’s physical and mental development. They are used in dressage competitions to check if the horse’s way of going is correct.

This DVD explains what each subject means, how to achieve it, and how to overcome problems. Exercises are given to help you improve your horse’s level of training, including the use of ground poles, music and other schooling suggestions.

Riding dressage tests at Preliminary, Novice is explained with an introduction to competing at Elementary level

This DVD shows you how to establish basic techniques and is extremely helpful if you do not have regular lessons. The format of this DVD gives you the option of selecting which lesson to watch at any time. Follow the straightforward on-screen menus to help you navigate through them.

Follow the straightforward on-screen menus to help you navigate through them.

AVAILABLE FROM NOVEMBER 2007 from The Classical Seat Video Company