Intermediate Western Exercises by Cherry Hill

Author:Cherry Hill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

A half turn should look more like an ice cream cone than a tear drop or a light bulb.

EXERCISE 7

Turn on the Forehand

• Walk.

• Right corner at a walk.

• Drift off the track so you are about 10–15 feet from the rail and have room for the turn.

• Halt.

• Turn on the forehand 180 degrees with left flexion and hindquarters moving to the right.

– Flex horse’s head to the left with a shortened left rein.

– Weight left seat bone.

– Use left leg actively behind the cinch to push the hindquarters to the right.

– Use right leg at the cinch to keep the horse moving in a forward walk rhythm, from rushing sideways to the right, and from backing up.

In a turn on the forehand where the hindquarters move right and the horse is flexed left (as on arena map):

* Footfall pattern is left hind, left front, right hind, right front.

* The pivot point is the left front foot; the left front remains relatively stationary, lifting up and setting down (not swiveling) in place.

* The right front walks a tiny forward half circle around the left front.

* The hind legs walk a half circle around the front legs.

* The left hind crosses over and in front of the right hind.

* Turning on the forehand is an essential suppling, obedience, and positioning (straightening) exercise.

* It teaches the horse to respond to sideways driving and lateral aids.

* Keep this turn very forward. Don’t let your horse avoid the aids and back out of the turn.

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