A Lil' Dazzle Sport Ponies

03/10/2022

No matter whether you’re practicing piaffe and passage or perfecting your 20-meter circle, dressage always comes back to fundamentals. As the 2021 U.S. Equestrian Robert Dover Horsemanship Clinic Week kicked off, Dover took the time to remind pa...

03/08/2022

At some point, you realize that the canter departure doesn’t have to resemble a rocket launch. Here are seven steps for that epic trot-canter transition.

03/08/2022

There is a way to get your horse to stop without pulling on the reins.

11/09/2021

Training Tip Tuesday: "My horse needs to be quiet enough not to draw my attention. You want your horse always aware of you. Be aware of your horse! Fidgeting? Direct that! Think of it as a gift. Do something with that energy; redirect it or it will be negative. Don’t let your horse check-out. A horse wants peace. Trade movement for peace." ~ Buck Brannaman

07/20/2021

We think that when we pull the inside rein, the horse must obviously turn his nose and then follow it. Right?

07/07/2021

🏇✅A LOT of riders struggle with the canter. In the canter, your seat, legs, shoulders, and elbows all have to be doing something different! Here are some tips to help you figure out exactly what each part of your body should be doing in the canter!🏇✅

🏇About the canter:

The canter is a 3 beat gait. Beat one is the outside hind leg, beat two is the inside hind leg and outside front leg, and beat three is the inside front leg.

This sequence of footfalls creates a rocking motion where there is an up phase, a level phase and a down beat in the canter stride. It is important to note that the canter is the only naturally bent gait: there is a left lead and a right lead canter!


✅Seat:

In the canter your seat goes from the back to the front of the saddle and your hip angle opens and closes. On the up beat of the canter, your seat is at the back of the saddle and your hip angle is closed. On the down beat of the canter, your hip angle is open and your seat slides towards the front of the saddle. If you don’t move your hips and waist in the canter, you end up “posting” the canter and bumping into the saddle.

🦵Leg position:

In the canter you must keep your leg in position for the lead. The inside leg should stay at the girth and outside leg should stay behind the girth in guarding position. Keeping your legs in this position indicates which lead you want and it also helps to keep the rider’s weight over the inside seat bone. It is very important to keep your legs in the correct position particularly if you have a horse that knows the flying changes. If your outside leg comes forward, the horse will break to the trot or may do a flying change!

🦹‍♂️Shoulders:

“Keep your shoulders still and more your hips” for the canter. You do not want to shimmy your shoulders side to side sway back and forth.

💪Elbows:

In order to establish a steady contact in the canter your elbows bend and straighten as you canter to follow the nodding motion of the horse’s head and neck.

This is a LOT to think about! Your hips, legs, shoulders, and elbows all have to be doing something different!! Remember to breath and smile and enjoy your ride!!🦄🦄🦄

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03/04/2021

Stella "Misty" under saddle with Desi, they look amazing. Can't wait to see Stella when her body fills out, she is going to be gorgous

03/01/2021

Razzle is grown and out for training,
trainers update is the good news is she is one of the easies ponies and the bad news, is she won't be their long.

03/01/2021

Conglads to Paige and Natasha💖

The face of a super awesome beginner novice superstar! Only the best post-ride therapy for this princess with the suspensory wraps and pony-sized hock boots 😍

03/01/2021

Baby Stella is really growing up!

01/10/2021

Bella is so fancy 😍 She’s going to make a lucky someone very happy! Bella has a solid foundation and is ready to be finished in the discipline of your choosing. Bella is currently available for sale! Contact me for more info.

12/21/2020

12/21/2020

Misty is going out this week, hope she remembers trailer training.

12/20/2020

Throwing it way back to these cuties! You could say we get creative on how we desensitize our ponies!

True love was born in a stable. Merry Christmas from Desi and Valentine

12/20/2020

We love the start that Art Grunig puts on our young ones! Bella is soft and has three beautiful and naturally balanced gaitsl Very responsive to your seat. A pleasure on the ground and in the saddle. Bella is ready to be finished in any direction! Bella is currently available for sale.

12/09/2020

Razzle is one of our ponies that is currently available. She has not yet been started. She is such a fun and sweet pony with a bright future ahead!

10/13/2020

Skip's Amber Gold "Amber's" first ride, doing good and loving all the attentions, and the girls just love her and all her new hair doo's

10/06/2020

aww Charm and Anna