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25/10/2024

First day under saddle 🥰🥰 so proud!! Cyan Ranch

25/10/2024

“INSIDE LEG TO OUTSIDE REIN.” 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

I’m sure every equestrian in the world (who has had lessons / watched lessons) has heard these words howled from across the arena at some point in their lives…

Although it is well intentioned advice, in many cases it can create further problems which serve to be quite a road block for progression amongst horses and riders…

Whilst being able to execute these aids effectively DOES have a beautiful influence on a horses way of going… In order to execute these aids effectively and have a positive effect on the horses way of moving, the horse has to firstly understand quite a number of steps and the rider has to have the skill to deliver aids independantly…

A lack of the above, is the reason this advice so often fails and instead ends up leaving a bunch of frustrated, perplexed riders and equally frustrated horses who are uncomfortable in their bodies 😣😤.

So in terms of the horses understanding, let’s take a deeper dive into some ingredients that are necessary to have in place BEFORE truly riding from inside leg to outside rein is a possibility…

1️⃣ A horse should have an understanding of basic foundational yields. They should be able to both move the hind end and the shoulders a few steps laterally in response to your leg going on. They should not feel ‘stuck’ on anyone of their legs. Developing these yields will enable you to talk to each hind leg and each foreleg in isolation. The forequarter yields enable you to develop the feel and understanding to move the horses outside shoulder off of your outside aids and the hindquarter yields develop the understanding to influence the inside hind from your inside aids. Eventually you should aim to be able to do these yields with the smallest of changes in your body and with a clear slack in the reins.

If you can currently put your leg on in a number of ways and the ONLY response you get from your horse is to move forwards, then you really need to spend time teaching / revisiting these forequarter and hindquarter yields in order for him to start understanding a more lateral response to the leg.

2️⃣ Being able to yield to rein pressure. So whether you ride bitless, in a snaffle, a rope halter or something else, you should be able to pick up each rein individually and have your horse bending and softening through their entire neck, poll and jaw to the left and the right. Make sure you can do this from a standstill first and that you are not having to use force to hold them in the bend… Release when they release… Progress onto asking for a few strides in walk until eventually you can have your horse bending softly to the inside rein down a whole long side. Make sure you can do this with outside bend to. Finally progress to the trot.

3️⃣ Now the horse has an understanding of the above, you can now use your inner rein, leg and seat aids to achieve a correct inside bend and to move the horse off of your inside aids in order to create lateral flexion throughout the horses body.. At this point if the steps have been done correctly there should be no brace, resistance or blockages in the horses body.. The horse should begin to feel looser and more relaxed, seeking the rein down and out… All those good things. It should feel very nice for both you and the horse. You should not feel as though you need to ‘hold’ the horse into this position or micromanage him/her to stay there. He/she seeks this position because they learn it feels good, therefore it is self reinforcing!

At this point you can begin to take more slack out of the outside rein, until you can begin to feel a soft, elastic connection to the outside of his body… It should not feel restrictive.. You should not come back with your outside hand as the outside of his body needs to lengthen in order for energy to flow smoothly… If you loose energy through the outside shoulder, the skills you developed with the shoulder yields, will allow you to communicate to and shift the balance of the outside shoulder.

Once everything comes together, It should just feel as though you are simply moving the energy off of your inside aids, feeling it being met into your outside rein and then allowing that feeling to flow through into the forwards movement. You can test your ‘inside leg to outside rein connection’ by regularly giving the inside rein. If you have done all the steps correctly, the horse should remain bent laterally around your inside leg when you give on this rein.

👆🏼THIS is the true definition of riding ‘inside leg to outside rein.’

At this point you can use exercises and school figures such as spiralling in and out to further improve inside hind leg engagement and inside leg to outside rein connection.

I can’t stress enough, the outcome of the above coming together is a horse that feels soft, loose, swinging through his entire body, his steps will feel rhythmical, his back will feel lifted, he will be seeking the rein down and OUT and it will feel enjoyable and effortless for BOTH of you. If you have not achieved this feeling you need to retrace your steps and figure out what ingredient(s) are missing!

It might sound complicated, but when you break each component down individually and work on truly achieving one thing at a time, everything begins to slot together and make sense.

Attempting to ride “inside leg to outside rein” before the above has been established is like trying to bake a cake, but you don’t have any flour, you don’t have any butter nor any sugar 🤷🏻‍♀️… How can you be surprised the cake has turned out rubbish!?

25/10/2024

“Round” - What does it mean to make your horse round?

Contrary to what many believe, round, when it pertains to the horse, is not in the neck but rather in the back. Sadly, the hyper fixation on having a particular head set is part of a larger problem which stems from the lack of understanding in what a properly moving horse looks like, as well as how horses use their body to help themselves balance and move when they lack the physical strength and training to be in self carriage. Any position, regardless of whether it is considered “healthy” and correct, if held consistently throughout the ride will create tension. Suppleness is brought by constant changes in posture throughout the training session, however these position can never be forced or held by the rider, only encouraged and guided.

Roundness itself refers to the back of the horse, who through correct training is able to carry himself with his hind as opposed to pulling himself along and “grabbing ground” with the forelegs. The measure of self carriage is by assessing the angle of the spine and the engagement of the abdominal muscles and hind end through high-level movements.

Are you interested in learning more about anatomically-correct saddle fit to support your horse’s health and welfare?

Comment 'STUDY' and enjoy a 7-Day Free Sneak Peek Trial in our Level 1 Course!

24/10/2024

Day 1 saddle and bridle with Cyan Ranch's Rosie. What a smart girl 🥰

Lekker massage! Dankie Alicia 😁
18/10/2024

Lekker massage! Dankie Alicia 😁

17/10/2024

Very interesting video!

New kid on the block 😍 Pretty girl, Rosie, in for backing. Owned by Cyan Ranch.
15/10/2024

New kid on the block 😍 Pretty girl, Rosie, in for backing. Owned by Cyan Ranch.

03/10/2024

1 x Espoir earveil R650 new
1 x Equestrian Stockholm earveil R800 new
2 x LeMieux earveils R1000 each new
Equestrian Stockholm white bandages R700 used
Medium Equitex overreach boots R400 used
4 x Event-tec boots R3000 like new
1 x Veredus trc vento brushing boots R1200 used
Royal Rider bit R900 new
1 x Single jointed eggbutt snaffle 4" R250 new
1 x Filler Baucher double jointed snaffle 130cm R600 used
3 x Showing Browbands R350 each new
1 x black steeds kiddies gloves R100 used
1 x blue kwesta kiddies gloves R100 used
1 x Long Spurs R250 used
1 x long black sherpa girth sleeve R900 like new
1 x brown running martingale R350 like new
1 x 48" tekna ergonomic brown girth R1000 slightly used
1 x Bomber bit pelham type R1500 like new
1 x Single Jointed snaffle R250 like new
1 x Single jointed pelham R400 like new

Based in Bloemfontein

27/09/2024

Nuno Oliveira told us: ‘If the horse is happy, everything will be all right; if he is constrained everything will go wrong. And in case that it is necessary to use force, then one enters a domain that does not fit the equestrian art, neither for that matter, in the circle in which civilised people dwell’.
“I urge my readers to apply the aids to help the horse, not to put him in a mould.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2021/10/the-aids-and-the-horse-a-classical-approach/

06/09/2024

Progress! 🤩 tekkies en al 😂 mooi Ollie pops!

JML dressage show 22 June.Always such a wonderful venue to show at! SRE took four horses and a load of supporters 😂😂😂Aze...
27/06/2024

JML dressage show 22 June.

Always such a wonderful venue to show at! SRE took four horses and a load of supporters 😂😂😂

Azeera, owned by Anneri du Plessis competed in Novice (First Level). This little pony can move! Such a nice temperament and has huge presence for such a tiny girl. This was also Azzie's first dressage show.

Pomentina, owned by Anneri du Plessis. Big mare, big movement and a big opinion. We've taken a lot of time with Pommie due to her size and quite interesting mouth to ride. Slightly thrown into the deep end with Prelim, as her canter is massive and not as controlled as I'd like it to be 😂 only her second show ever and our goal was to firstly stay on, and secondly stay in the arena, which I'm proud to say we did. This girl has so much potential and I think she knows it, hence the slight attitude problem 🙈

Wind Belle, owned by Marteliese Bester. Our little show jumper's first dressage show. Belle competed in Novice, and despite getting a little bit excited and bucky in the extended canter (as a jumper should), she performed her heart out for me. It is always such a pleasure riding this very opinionated mare. Everything is a discussion, not a command, and while she always keeps me on my toes, she performs with everything she has, every single time.

Hiroshima, owned by Marteliese Bester, made her debut into Elementary (Second Level). Our little baby is still such a, well, baby, and doesn't quite understand her size or movement yet. Despite a few tense moments, I am very happy with how far this mare has come, how willing she is and how easy going she handles everything. Lots of work ahead but so very happy with how far we've come.

Not our best show, lots and lots of homework, but super proud of my girls!

Thank you to the owners for trusting me with your horses. Thank you also to everyone's support and help prior to and during the show, it would not have been possible without all of you!

04/06/2024

Hierdie koue is nie baie lekker nie tannie 🥶

What an interesting show to say the least!Our angel of a baby (who is an absolute gem of a boxer) wouldn't load, so we r...
23/04/2024

What an interesting show to say the least!

Our angel of a baby (who is an absolute gem of a boxer) wouldn't load, so we rode to the show, scratched our classes due to a slight nose injury, rode her back and that was that 😂😂😂 goes to show that horses stay unpredictable and things don't always go as planned. Best thing to do is listen to your horse, laugh about it and try again!

Pomentina, the poor thing! First show, and as I got there with Hiro, I had about 5 minutes to get into my class 🙈
Considering the circumstances, I don't think she did a shabby job at all! Some very promising moments and lots of constructive homework!

Bianca Struwig, Paula van Niekerk, Marteliese Bester (owner of Hiroshima), Anneri du Plessis (owner of Pomentina), Jo-Anni de Klerk and everyone else who was so supportive - THANK YOU!

Huge thanks to Marlise, the judges and all involved for an awesome show! Looking forward to the next one.

05/04/2024

I think she's shell shocked. Literally 10min under saddle. She is for sale!

Name: Cyan Cosmic Symphony
Colour: Smokey Black
Breed: Sire was Saddler x Arab, Dam was unknown breed cremello mare
Age: 4
Height: 14.1 estimated
AHS vaccinations up to date.

Contact 0766280291

Sag rus my mooiste baba. Ons tydjie saam was te min maar het soveel geneesing vir ons albei gebring. Ek het jou bitter l...
18/02/2024

Sag rus my mooiste baba. Ons tydjie saam was te min maar het soveel geneesing vir ons albei gebring.

Ek het jou bitter lief ou g*t vlieg 💔

Happy birthday Juks! 14 years old today 🥰🥰
14/10/2023

Happy birthday Juks! 14 years old today 🥰🥰

A few beautiful photos of our supermodel - Jonty. He knows he's pretty 😍
08/10/2023

A few beautiful photos of our supermodel - Jonty. He knows he's pretty 😍

07/10/2023

Mister Jonty put on his big boy pants today with his very first lesson.

First time in the arena and only having under 20 rides since backing, I think he was super!
He took everything in his stride, not spooking or being naughty, even with all the dogs and donkeys joining in on his lesson.
Once again goes to show that in the long run, slower is faster with the babies and you end up with sound minded partners.

Vanessa, we've got a show stopper on our hands 🤩

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First day under saddle 🥰🥰 so proud!! Cyan Ranch

Progress! 🤩 tekkies en al 😂 mooi Ollie pops!

Hierdie koue is nie baie lekker nie tannie 🥶

I think she's shell shocked. Literally 10min under saddle. She is for sale! Name: Cyan Cosmic Symphony Colour: Smokey Black Breed: Sire was Saddler x Arab, Dam was unknown breed cremello mare Age: 4 Height: 14.1 estimated AHS vaccinations up to date. Contact 0766280291

This is how a young horse should take to his first saddling experience 🤣 pretty sure he's more bothered with me asking him to do anything besides graze, than he is about having a saddle on his back! Beautiful quarter horse stallion beginning his preparation for backing 😍 and such a sweet, friendly boy.

Such a nice little pocket rocket this one! You won't say she's a jumper 😂😂😂

Biggest and smallest horses in training at the moment. Azeera (14.2hh) and Pomentina (17.2hh) both owned by Anneri du Plessis. Love working with these two girls! 🤩

Biggest and smallest horses in training at the moment. Azeera (14.2hh) and Pomentina (17.2hh) both owned by Anneri du Plessis. Love working with these two girls! 🤩

Mister Jonty put on his big boy pants today with his very first lesson. First time in the arena and only having under 20 rides since backing, I think he was super! He took everything in his stride, not spooking or being naughty, even with all the dogs and donkeys joining in on his lesson. Once again goes to show that in the long run, slower is faster with the babies and you end up with sound minded partners. Vanessa, we've got a show stopper on our hands 🤩

Oh when a plan comes together 🤩🤩🤩 Old man Ulbert still has moves!!!!

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