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A page devoted to the marketing, development and growth of the discipline of Working Equitation under the banner of ZAWE the South African Working Equitation Association affiliated to WAWE (World association of Working Equitation) and the SAEF.
Are you wanting to become a Working Equitation instructor? The rulebook and dressage tests can be downloaded at www.zawe.org.za
For further skills, training www.workingequitationsimplified.com provides a great knowledge foundation and will allow you to get a certification as a Working Equitation judge or course builder.
Teach your horse Working Equitation. Fun cross-training or new discipline. Online courses for all levels of riders. Beginner friendly.
More tips from Trish....
In part 1 we identified the 3 ways your horse may respond when you try to stop them anticipating.
And that none of them solve the problem.
I promised you today's post would help you identify some of the mistakes the Accidental Trainer makes that cause anticipation.
Read on to see if you recognize any of them.
• Your horse rushes the Sidepass and often knocks the rail.
You may have taught them that, by doing the whole rail, and then rewarding/petting them at the end.
Instead, you need to ride one or two steps and reward them.
• Your horse gets confused and argues when you want them to back through the Gate. You may have taught them that we always do it going forward.
Instead you need to teach them to do one step at a time, and wait.
• Your horse gets worse not better. You may have been drilling. They start anticipating and trying to guess the right answer so you’ll move on to something else.
Instead you need to move on to something different. When they show improvement (or do a smaller step of it if you weren’t getting improvement) move on. Then come back to it later, or a different day.
• Your horse gives you extra Turn on the Forehand, Turn on the Haunches or Reinback steps. Those steps put your horse out of position. It's usually because you practice multiple steps.
Instead you need to teach these maneuvers one step at a time.
Use pauses of different lengths between steps so you have control of their feet and mind.
If they make extra steps, you need to first, quit asking sooner. Then block the unwanted movement, and reward the stop.
I know it’s exciting the first time your horse does the whole sidepass rail. Or the whole reinback in the Bell Corridor. You may want to practice that because it’s what you need in a show.
But the problem is the horse begins to do the steps mindlessly.
They don't pay attention to where their feet are, so they knock things down.
When you try to correct them they don’t ‘hear’ you because ‘they know how to do it’ so they don’t have to listen.
Even in dressage, anticipation needs to be avoided. Most tests halt at X. A horse soon figures out to halt, usually early.
Or they begin to slow down to halt and transfer their weight on to their forehand so they’re no longer balanced.
You need to memorize your test, and know where the transitions happen. It’s your job as an Intentional Trainer, to make sure your horse does Not memorize the test and has to listen to you.
When you correct these mistakes, you’ll have a horse who listens and waits for you to direct the next step of the dance.
As an Intentional Trainer you will not cause these problems in the future.
Let me know below which ones you recognized.
Join me for the final part of this series, Break your horse’s anticipation habit, to find out why your horse anticipates.
Learn what you need to do to train your horse not to, so you can lead the dance and keep you both safe and happy.
Cheers,
Trish
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The Jug. It seems like it should be an easy obstacle to do.
So why isn't it?
Your horse only needs to be able to:
- Travel a straight line with correct bend beside a table.
- Stop precisely where you ask, when you ask.
- Remain immobile while you (discover how flexible you are) pick up the Jug.
- And remain immobile again while you (try not to fall off) put it down again.
- Then be ready to leave at whatever gait you ask, while staying straight.
Piece of cake right?
And surely you won't need those skills for any other obstacle.
If any of this sounds like it may be a challenge, join us for 7 days, for only $1 a day and get some help.
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ZAWE congratulates the new SAEF Exco and looks forward to growing the discipline of Working Equitation under the umbrella of the new committee.
ZAWE - South African Working Equitation Association has a home on the internet. Find out more at www.zawe.org.za
ZAWE is pleased to announce that our website is now LIVE at zawe.org.za. Please note that membership to the discipline is FREE! ZAWE has split membership options so that ZAWE is better able to provide you with information that suits you as a rider, judge, official, coach etc. Please note that we request that members under 18 be registered by their parent or Guardian.
ZAWE has a memorandum of agreement with WAWE the World Association of Working Equitation and is aiming to have a Youth and Adult team to represent South Africa at the World Championships in 2026/7.
Please give us your support to achieve this goal.
All rules are available as a direct download from https://www.zawe.org.za in the About us drop down list.
We look forward to having this direct line to all our current and future members.
The ZAWE website is in it's final days of construction. The website will provide an easy way to sign up for membership of the discipline as a competitor or a potential future official. It provides easily accessible links to all the rules and tests from ANWE (Australian National Working Equitation). It also has links to Trish Hyatt, Canadian competitor, course designer, Judge and Technical delegate who provides online training via workingequitationsimplified. Working Equitation University also provides online training. While both of these sources teach using US terminology the rules are all in line with WAWE (World association of Working Equitation) principles.
Once registration is open we ask you to register as soon as possible, new clubs are welcome! ZAWE currently has structures in Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northwest Province, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. Contacts for the Provinces can be found on the website.
ZAWE is busy restructuring KZN and will soon be joined by Limpopo. ZAWE is looking for clubs to take this discipline forward in Northern Cape, Freestate and Limpopo.
This is an opportunity for all to become involved in structuring and growing a new and exciting discipline in South Africa.
Vor und hinter den Kulissen der Working Equitation Weltmeisterschaft 2014 in Wien.
Well wishes for Christmas from the ZAWE national president Mr. Charles Ntizi.
A Christmas message to all equestrians from the National President of ZAWE.
Remember to make sure that you are registered with your club the discipline and SAEF so you can vote.
Do you want to know more about working Equitation. Trish Hyatt is an international Course builder, technical delegate, judge and competitor. Take advantage of Trish's birthday offer to get ready for the 2021 competition.
WE Training Lessons For Riders of All Levels & Experience with Community available for feedback, questions and discussion.
Information regarding the Internationally recognised obstacles that are ridden in the second and third phase of this discipline. Online training courses are available at workingequitationsimplified.com
As a newbie it is not always easy to explain a new discipline. So we will leave it to the Pro. Living in Canada, Trish Hyatt is a WE competitor, Judge, course builder and Technical delegate. As well as being a friend to ZAWE as we grow the discipline in South Africa. Working Equitation has an advantage over many other equestrian disciplines as there is online training available. Trish can be found on her website: workingequitationsimplified.
How to set up working equitation obstacles
Rider grading for Working Equitation simplified.
While understanding a new discipline may seem a little complicated, this schematic from ANWELTD helps explain the process from Lead Rein to Master level.
Coaching now available countrywide! You can join Trish Hyatt International Technical delegate, course designer and judge on her online courses as she goes through explaining the obstacles, how to set them up and the benefits to riders and their horses. A number of online courses and webinars are available, a great point of reference for this discipline..
This one is for the riders! Join Trish Hyatt on her 5 day course to improve you and your horses balance http://workingequitationsimplified.com/one-obstacle-five-days-boundless-benefits-challenge/
Please note that there is only one official body for the Discipline of Working Equitation in South Africa.
Working Equitation - Sierra Nevada Lusitanos
A masters Ease of Handling (Maneability) test. Test is ridden with one hand holding the reins. Pulling on the horses mouth is cause for elimination in this discipline, this teaches riders to ride through the core of their bodies. In terms of biomechanics the muscle groups used for horse riding are the closest to those used by a surfer. Pop down to the beach and observe how the surfers use their bodies to move their boards, it is the core doing 80% of the work.
Working equitation Eastern CApe Inaugural AGM is done and dusted! Constitution accepted and signed. Watch out for news re: planned training shows for 2020!
Please contact ZAWE at [email protected] for further information regarding this exciting, challenging and edgy equestrian discipline.
ZAWE is proud to announce that Working Equitation has been accepted as a stand alone discipline at the recent SANESA AGM. WE will be holding SANESA affiliated shows in 2020. For further information as a show holding body, coach, judge or competitor please contact the ZAWE national Secretary [email protected] and join ZAWE on Facebook ;
Working Equitation Association South Africa - ZAWE
Ranae and I had an opportunity to participate in a WEIAUSA Working Equitation Schooling Show. John on Jessie competed in the Novice Class. The show was in Mi...
Jessie and I compete in our first Working Equitation schooling show in Mira Loma, Ca. on March 8th, 2015. The show was an WEIAUSA show
Roy Pelkey demonstrates a very good Working Equitation speed test at a recent WEIAUSA schooling show in Mira Loma, CA
Why another Equestrian Discipline? Find out more about Working Equitation in this informative article https://www.equestrian.co.za/working-equitation-in-south-africa-a-sport-for-all/
Exciting! Our date for the EC inaugural AGM will be announced soon as well! Moving forward!
Approved rules now in place for this fast growing, exciting and challenging Equestrian discipline. Show and clinic programs will follow soon.
We are up and running. Please find rule books and tests at the link: anweltd.com.au.
Approved rules now in place for this fast growing, exciting and challenging Equestrian discipline. Show and clinic programs will follow soon.
Come have your say, future members welcome to vote too!
Come meet the Secretary General now that ZAWE are affiliated to SAEF
Hopefully we will be fielding a team in a few years! Our country flag is already advertised 🙂
ZAWE -South African Working Equitation Association
Working equitation was started in Europe during the 1990's. It spread to America, England, Canada and Australia. Now also in South Africa.
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