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Training Your Horse With Cavallettis

by Heather Toms

Are you and your pony finding the coaching schedule a bit dull? If so why not spice it up with some trotting poles or Cavallettis placed at their lowest level?

Spacing the poles: You can accomplish variety in the routine by putting the poles in a random manner. Have the poles at different points in the riding area. Practice different gaits over <a href="http://horsehorses.net/horse-fencing">each one</a> of the poles. Poles in a row should be set at minimum distances to enable the pony to negotiate them safely. Have at least 3 feet between poles for walks, 4 or 4 1/2 feet gaps for trots and 9 feet gaps for canters.

Naturally, these distances are flexible, and will vary with the horse's size, the rider's experience and the exercise level desired. Ponies have shorter strides, and therefore , can do with shorter openings. Bigger horses with longer strides would need longer openings.

I take the easy way out. I use gaps of 9 feet for all gaits, simply because it saves me the bother of having to move the poles for each gait.

These are some of the exercises possible with poles:

Poles in a circle: This is definitely a smart way to exercise. Have poles at the 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock positions on a circle of approximately 20 m diameter. Try and meet each pole in the middle when riding the circle.

Prevent your pony from drifting off the circle by employing your outside leg. You can make the exercise tougher by reducing the diameter of the circle.

Wheel spokes: Spread three or 5 rails so they radiate out like wheel spokes. The distance from the centre of one pole to the following should be 4 1/2 feet for the trot. Make sure that all the poles point at the same center. Your circle can be of 20 m, 15 m and 10 m diameters. The littler the circle, the harder the exercise will be to handle.

As mentioned above, use the outer leg to keep the horse on course.

Count strides: Set up 2 poles at a gap of 60 ft. This is a great way to count how many strides your horse takes between poles. You can increase or decrease that number by shortening or extending your horse's stride. Note that random pole placement can be disastrous, so take care to place poles correctly.




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