Appoline Chang

Strengthen the horse's back

Work on the precision and responsiveness of your horse. At the same time, this exercise improves the...

Improve the horse's suppleness and balance. Lighten the forehand.

Alternate transitions and circles

Improve walk/trot transitions and refine changes of direction. Helps to gain balance, impulsion, and...

Improve your turns and maintain the canter.

Improve precision in track, simulate option taking.

Improve halts.

Improve halts and the accuracy of curves.

Increase the precision of cues, achieve clean halts

Work on rhythm and balance

Move your horse laterally over a pole.

Help gently build the horse's back muscles and work on hindquarter engagement.

Find the regularity of rhythm on the circle.

Work on the precision of the track and the horse's bend.

Start working on ground poles: rhythm and bounce.

Help the horse to balance itself between the jumps and thus shift its weight onto the hindquarters.

Mechanization line to build the horse's muscles and improve boldness.

Mechanization line to build the horse's muscles and improve its boldness.

Simple mechanization line to improve the entry and exit of the line.

Simple mechanization line to work on the topline and enhance the movement.

This exercise aims to work on turns and refine landings.

Teach the foal the basics using visual markers

The horse should stop at our shoulder level at the cone when asked. Then, move the hips around the c...

Successfully maintain impulsion and bend.

Improve the path and keep a horse round and attentive while jumping.

Work on curves and rein aids

Work on the horse's consistency and responsiveness.

Improve leg yields and alternate with straight lines.

Improve precision and balance in canter transitions.

Work on the course path while managing the gaits!

Desensitize the horse to different types of solid fillers.

Perfect for starting lunging with a young horse and breaking the routine of lunging in a circle

Precision, speed, and control throughout the course

Proper mastery of bending, coordination of aids

work on curves, consistency of the track, and pace

Change the bend, work on the precision of your path, and maintain the pace despite the change of fig...

Supple your horse and work on upward and downward transitions

Bending on both reins

Maintain engagement during downward transitions

Practice cornering without the horse passing in front of the jump standards.

Learn to manage your horse's pace over jumps to clear the line without faults and learn.

Work on gait variations at the trot between ground poles.

Improve the horse's foot coordination

Work on direction while navigating obstacles.

For horses that rush towards obstacles, ensure they self-regulate and think independently. Check the...