200+ School Exercises with Poles
Published on 31. May 2017
216 pages
978-1-908809-65-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book discusses ground-pole training for all disciplines and shows how you can make the most of precious schooling time. It provides quick and easy pole layouts, using just a handful of poles. Different exercises are given for each pole layout, so there is no need to move the poles during a session. Exercises range from the simple to the more intricate, with the inclusion of more transitions, lateral work, raised poles/cavalletti, or riding in a different gait. Claire Lilley explains how these pole exercises can help you to ride with precision and improve your horse's way of going, adhering to the scales of training. You can also use the different layouts to check whether you are sitting straight, turning correctly, and riding transitions and lateral movements properly. She lists common rider faults for each exercise to help riders self-correct if schooling alone. As an experienced trainer herself, Claire knows that this book will prove an invaluable resource for riding instructors, providing a veritable cookbook of ideas for lesson plans. Poles are a great teaching tool, adding variety to every lesson and helping the teacher to explain lessons to the pupil. Teacher's tips are given for each exercise. Claire says: "Try the exercises for yourself and I'm sure you will be amazed at the improvements that can be made both in your riding technique and in your horse's way of going. You will never be bored with schooling again!"
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The Crowood Press Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
Illustrations
Illustrations
File size
22,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-908809-65-0 (9781908809650)
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Claire Lilley
200+ School Exercises with Poles
Book
10/2012
J.A.Allen & Co Ltd
€25.00
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Person
As a freelance trainer, Claire Lilley runs regular courses in the UK and Sweden, specialising in competition and remedial training for all disciplines. She competes on her two horses in dressage at advanced level and in dressage to music.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Arena Diagrams
- Before You Start - Training Tips For Every Session
- Layout 1 (40 x 20m arena)
- Single pole across centre line at X. (6 exercises)
- Layout 2 (40 x 20m arena)
- Single pole along the centre line with the centre of the pole over X. (7 exercises)
- Layout 3 (60 x 20m arena)
- Two poles on the centre line equidistant from the centre point at X, at about 12m apart. (7 exercises)
- Layout 4 (60 x 20m arena)
- Four poles in a 'star' formation, two laid out along the centre line and the other two horizontal, with their outer ends near R and S, and a single pole on the centre line at D. (6 exercises)
- Layout 5 (40 x 20m arena)
- Two parallel poles either side of the centre line at A, with one end of each pole 6m in from the top end of the track (level with F and K) and about 6m apart. (7 exercises)
- Layout 6 (40 x 20m arena)
- Two parallel poles across the middle of the centre line over X at about 1m apart. (6 exercises)
- Layout 7 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles set out as four sides of a square with open corners, each pole across a diagonal of the arena. X is the centre point of the square. The distance between the poles is 7m. (7 exercises)
- Layout 8 (40 x 20m arena)
- Two sets of parallel poles, one between D and X, and the other between X and G, with the pairs of poles 1.3m apart, either side of the centre line. (7 exercises)
- Layout 9 (40 x 20m arena)
- Three sets of parallel poles (poles 1.5m apart) equally placed along the centre line. (7 exercises)
- Layout 10 (60 x 20m arena)
- Four equally spaced poles laid down the centre line. (8 exercises)
- Layout 11 (60 x 20m arena)
- Two poles placed across the centre line each 15m in from the short side of the arena - one 3m above L, the other 3m below I. (7 exercises)
- Layout 12 (40 x 20m arena)
- Three poles placed across the centre line with the middle pole across X and one at each end of the arena 10m away from A and C. (6 exercises)
- Layout 13 (40 x 20m arena)
- Three poles laid in a sequence at one side of the arena, just in from the track, set at 3.5m apart. (6 exercises)
- Layout 14 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles laid in a sequence against the wall/fence at the A end of the arena, set at 1.3m apart. (6 exercises)
- Layout 15 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles against the wall/fence at the A end of the arena set at walk distance (about 0.8 m) apart, and one single pole on the other short side at C. (6 exercises)
- Layout 16 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles across the centre line of the arena set at about 0.8m apart for walk distance. (6 exercises)
- Layout 17 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles evenly spaced along one diagonal of the arena, in from the track at the corners. (6 exercises)
- Layout 18 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles, each one placed at the beginning/end of a diagonal, with one end 5m in from the track. (6 exercises)
- Layout 19 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles laid out as a square with open corners at right angles to the centre line, with each pair of poles placed 7m apart. (6 exercises)
- Layout 20 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles laid out with two poles long-ways 2m in from the track, with a gap of 12m between the ends of the poles. (6 exercises)
- Layout 21 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles laid in a sequence on the track, halfway down one of the long sides, set at 1.3m apart for trot distance. (8 exercises)
- Layout 22 (40 x 20m arena)
- Three poles laid across the middle of a diagonal set at 3.5m apart - a bounce stride in canter. (6 exercises)
- Layout 23 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles set at trot distance -1.3m apart - on the short side at the C end of the arena. (7 exercises)
- Layout 24 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles set out with each one at right angles to the wall/fence in the middle of each of the four sides, 1.5m in from the track. (8 exercises)
- Layout 25 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles laid out to form a square, with one pole parallel to the short side at A, laid across the centre line, 3m in from the edge of the arena. Each pair of poles should be 7m apart. (8 exercises)
- Layout 26 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles set out at trot distance - 1.3m apart - across the centre line between E and B. (8 exercises)
- Layout 27 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles equally placed from end to end along the quarter line with a gap of about 5-6m between them. (7 exercises)
- Layout 28 (40 x 20m arena)
- Two poles set at each end of the arena, 5m in from the short side of the track and about 10m apart end to end, equidistant either side of the centre line. (8 exercises)
- Layout 29 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles, one each laid out on in the middle of each side of the arena at A, B, C and E, parallel to the fence and about 1.5m in from the track. (6 exercises)
- Layout 30 (40 x 20m arena)
- Four poles laid out in a 'star' formation in the centre of the arena, with a gap of about 10m between the inner ends of the poles (7 exercises)
