Ground pole exercises horses

Setting ground pole distances correctly can help improve your horse's stride length and increase strength and flexibility.

Ground pole exercises for horses can be fun, build topline and engage the hindquarters! Learn the benefits of pole work with pattern and exercise examples.

**CAVALLETTI WITH 4 POLES** I know that dreaded feeling of pulling out 15 poles on a cold dark night only to ride for 30 mins to have to drag them all back away again!! So I have created my favourite Top 8 exercises to work on and ONLY 4 POLES are required!!!! Nice and quick and easy! Work on 1 exercise per week- meaning you have 8 weeks of different layouts!!

To clarify, eight exercises using four jumps each. The fifth exercise is only for the very brave, and I would not attempt it at home :) A reminder: poles can be used as substitutes for jumps. I do …

Simple ground pole exercises for horses can sometimes be the most effective because riders are likely to practice them more consistently.

The USEA is a non-profit 501(c)(3), educational organization committed to providing eventing enthusiasts with a competitive level suited to their individual skills. By assisting and educating competitors, event organizers and officials; maintaining responsible safety standards; and registering qualified competitions and clinics, the USEA offers a strong and continuous training opportunity for an ever-expanding field of world-class competitors. Just as importantly, the USEA provides a means…

These 8 ridden and in-hand pole work exercises are a great way to improve horse and rider, and are suitable for horses and ponies.

Better dressage through cavaletti training? Yes! – The Horse Magazine

In this excerpt from her book Training and Retraining Horses the Tellington Way, renowned horsewoman Linda Tellington-Jones gives us simple exercises to try using ground poles to improve connection, communication and cooperation with our horses. The Zebra The Zebra is a simple element that gives horses and handlers (or riders) a clear parameter between two...

The USEA is a non-profit 501(c)(3), educational organization committed to providing eventing enthusiasts with a competitive level suited to their individual skills. By assisting and educating competitors, event organizers and officials; maintaining responsible safety standards; and registering qualified competitions and clinics, the USEA offers a strong and continuous training opportunity for an ever-expanding field of world-class competitors. Just as importantly, the USEA provides a means…

Only have four poles? No problem – there are still plenty of exercises you can do to break up that at-home schooling routine. You don’t have to jump whole courses or big fences to train your horse for the upcoming season – and dressage horses will also benefit from working over poles or even little […]

Ground pole exercises are the perfect way to practice without putting a physical toll on your horse. Ground pole exercises teach your horse proper balance and technique and create an opportunity for you to work on being quiet in the saddle and to “feel” your horse when you apply aids...

A balanced, independent seat is vitally important when riding over ground poles. Remaining balanced and poised rather than bouncing around on your horses back will enable him to focus on using himself correctly through the poles… Rather than trying to get out from under your backside hammering away on his back