Dressage: Foundation for All Riding Disciplines
Lesson Five Quiz
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TRUE OR FALSE:
1. Be sure you drop your inside hip as you turn.
True False
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2. Your elbows remain straight.
3. Raise your hands as your horse raises his head.
4. As long as you look in the direction you are going, it does not matter where your torso aims.
5. Your leg does not need to ever go back farther than the girth.
6. Lean back to stop your horse
7. You only use one leg to turn your horse
8. Be sure you do not pull your horse's head down.
9. You do not need to practice the in-hand exercises once you are in the saddle doing work.
10. If the horse does not respond, he is only ill tempered.
11. A positive relationship with your horse will not improve his attitude.
12. When you ride, be sure your thumbs are on top.
13. There should be a steep angle in your ankles for dressage
14. You must bend your horse's neck to turn him.
15. Keep your leg off the horse when you turn him.
16. When doing the countdown, 3:00 is where your left hip goes.
17. To go straight, both hips must be level.
18. The alpha horse is always the one that can control all others.
19. It is important that you make the horse submit to your will no matter what.
20. Act, do not react.
TASKS:
The "tasks" count for 75% of your grade. Please write detailed reports and take your time.
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1. A. Follow the directions in this lesson. Be sure the horse you are using can do the previous exercises. Get a person on the ground to watch you and give you feedback. If you have access to mirrors, that is great! Write a progress report on your old and new position. What has been easy or difficult? What is a good plan to improve your position?
Select a second task. For extra credit, you can do both of the extra tasks.
2. Find a willing volunteer to whom you will teach the positions. It does not matter what style they ride, or that they ride well at all. They just have to be able to sit on the horse and walk. Be safe and use your best judgement not to put someone into danger. If you can mold someone into position, you will improve your own position, and be able to solidify it into your own mind. If you learn something, teach it and you will learn it even better! Also, it may give you ideas where your own problems may arise. Write a report of your observations.
3. Go to a show or an active barn where other people are riding. (A dressage or eventing show or barn would be great!) Watch the horses and people. Observe how the horses are moving or behaving by the way the riders are riding them. What seems to be working or not working? Why not? Write a report of your observations.
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