Utopie Compulsive

Lead the horse into an area, stop it there, and then call it back, all while removing the halter.

Lead the horse at the shoulder and be able to execute curves.

To be able to make the horse back up straight and from a distance.

Work on the horse's boldness with various objects.

To be able to send the horse over an obstacle from a distance.

To be able to move your horse's shoulders

Ability to move your horse's hindquarters.

Work on the horse's boldness over various obstacles.

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.

To be able to change gait at a specific point and improve responsiveness

Gradually work towards achieving the pirouette.

Alternate transitions and circles

Work on the precision of the track

Work on bending and precision of the halt.

Alternate circle sizes and improve the precision of the track

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

Gain precision on the serpentine.

Practice for tight turns.

Maintain a steady canter and refine jump mechanics.

Improve your turns and maintain the canter.

Improve precision in track, simulate option taking.

Improve halts.

Improve halts and the accuracy of curves.

Improve precision and straightness in your diagonals.

Improve precision and straightness in your diagonals.

Practice leg yielding outdoors.

Good exercise for suppling the horse.

Improve lateral and longitudinal balance in corner transitions.

An excellent exercise for the horse's concentration and proprioception.

Work on leg yielding outdoors.

Improve leg-yielding

Guide the approach to obstacles on the lunge.

Guide the horse and work on landing.

Achieve a steady canter and mechanize the jumps.

Work on relaxation over poles.

Achieve a consistent canter and mechanize jumps.

Guide the approach to cavalettis and mechanize bounce jumps.

Increase the precision of cues, achieve clean halts

Gymnastics exercise to build your horse's muscles.

Achieve a consistent rhythm on the lunge line.

Work over ground poles at all three gaits.

Beginning of longeing work: achieve a smooth track

Find balance and supple the horse.

To be able to alternate between bending and a straight horse on the longe.

Work on rhythm and balance

Maintain a steady pace and work on the track

This exercise aims to supple the horse, engage the hindquarters, and enhance control.

Train for tight turns.

To manage transitions on the circle.

Move your horse laterally over a pole.

Send your horse over a series of obstacles.

To be able to send your horse behind objects from a distance.

To be able to send or not send a horse over an obstacle and vary the distance.

Lead the horse at the shoulder and execute curves.

To manage transitions on the circle.

To be able to manage your horse's shoulders and hips from a distance.

Chain lateral movements.

Move your horse laterally over a pole.

To be able to send your horse over obstacles while managing its pace from a distance.

Ask for a trot departure from the shoulder and maintain the pace.

To manage changes of rein on the circle.

Improve precision in directing the longe line.

Improve precision in directing the lunge line.

Improve rhythm and bending.

Improve the accuracy of the track.

Improve rhythm and bending.

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

Work on the sequence of straightness and bending in curves.

Find the regularity of rhythm on the circle.

Help the horse avoid rushing over the poles.

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

Vary the stride length at the canter.

Work on the sequence of straightness and bending in curves.

Muscle strengthening for your horse

Improve precision and focus.

Work on the precision of the track, the horse's boldness, and stride length.

Work on bending and precision

Work on bending and precision.

Help the horse approach a jump straight during a sequence.

Start working on ground poles: rhythm and bounce.

Work on precision and concentration.

Train for turns on a course

Work on the precision of the track, boldness, and the horse's stride length during bounce jumps.

Work on canter and the sequence of turns.

Jump at an angle and work on sequences with few obstacles.

Keep your horse round while jumping.

Gymnastic line to help the horse improve coordination.

Strengthen your horse's muscles in a playful manner.

Practice precision in the track and improve the horse's jumping technique.

Jump diagonally and prepare for option taking.

Balance the horse as it approaches the jumps.

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.

Work on the simple sequence of obstacles.

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

Improve the engagement of the outside hind leg in the canter departure

Transition from grass to tarp to accustom the horse to different types of surfaces and to desensitiz...

Guide the horse across the bridge.

Climb onto tires of different heights. Learn to ascend and increase your horse's outdoor awareness.

Desensitize your horse to outdoor elements, with the pool noodles representing tree branches. They c...

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

Improve the horse's responsiveness, attention, balance, and core strength.

Work on steering with the goal of passing ground poles. Create smooth curves, achieve beautiful cir...

Work on direction with the goal of passing ground poles. Create beautiful curves, achieve perfect c...

Work on steering with the goal of navigating ground poles. Create beautiful curves, achieve perfect ...

Successfully maintain impulsion and bend.

Develop the horse's autonomy Utilize the target principle Work at liberty

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

Have your horse walk through a puddle, stop inside it, and calmly move on

Maintain impulsion and create a pattern

Vary the distances on a circle.

Work on curves and rein aids

Work on the horse's consistency and responsiveness.

Work on steering with long reins.

Maintain impulsion, achieve precision, work on upward and downward transitions.

To be able to stop and start your horse at a walk or trot within a designated area.

Keep a horse supple and attentive.

Work on bending Work on trajectory Work on straightness

The horse-rider pair maintains focus from start to finish to prevent run-outs.

Balance - Course

To work on bending and straightness, as well as changes of direction, to channel both the rider's an...

Improve rein back.

Accustom the horse to calmly position itself at the mounting block in a variety of different environ...

Complete a course in long-reins (or on foot) to work on direction, halt, and starting at the walk.

Improve straightness and pace control when approaching lines

Improve leg yields and alternate with straight lines.

Improve precision and balance in canter transitions.

Improve steering, teach the horse its position (perfect for young horses)

Alternate between curves and straight lines while working on straightness at different gaits

Work on the course path while managing the gaits!

Work your horse's back

Move the hindquarters while keeping the hind legs on the tarp

Desensitize the horse to different types of solid fillers.

Learn to jump in a line and work on balance and approach with your horse.

Canter lead upon landing and balance

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

Precision, speed, and control throughout the course

Speed, precision, and rhythm

Proper mastery of bending, coordination of aids

Start small courses and turn at the jump

Learn to navigate increasingly narrow passages

Control of the approach and the pace

Distance Sending

Backing up - Pivoting at a distance

Lateral movements at a distance

Leading from a distance

Narrow Passage - Distance Work

Lateral movement at a distance

Lead from a distance - Back up

To supple the horse.

work on curves, consistency of the track, and pace

work on tight turns

Combine lateral movement and cloverleaf sending

Teach your horse to touch an object

Make the horse an explorer

Work on impulsion in curves

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

Perform a transition from canter to trot within the circle and then from trot to canter

Achieve the correct lead, precision in the track, accuracy of aids.

Supple your horse and work on upward and downward transitions

bending, rider and horse concentration, gait work

Bending and stride control

Move your horse's shoulders using a target

• travailler la régularité du galop dans les courbes • le tracé et la rectitude • les changements...

Be able to guide through a sequence of jumps

Work on a precise course

Be able to maintain the same rhythm at the canter

Réussir à le désensibilisation

Bending on both reins

Precision of aids to achieve a clear halt.

Maintain engagement during downward transitions

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

Work on bending and propulsion through inter and intra gait transitions.

Work on direction and turns.

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

Enlarge and shrink circles over ground poles

Master directions and transitions on a course.

Work on track and bend

Work on straightness with a regular gait and during transitions.

Work on gait variations at the trot between ground poles.

Work on direction while navigating obstacles.

Work on direction and coordination by navigating obstacles on a course

Improve the horse's foot coordination

Work on direction while navigating obstacles.

Work on direction by passing over ground poles or raised poles.

Improve direction and coordination by navigating obstacles on a course

Work on tight transitions, straightness, desensitization to ground lines, and finally, maintaining t...

Have a horse attentive to you by chaining several movements on foot.

Perform all types of upward and downward transitions by voice on a circle. Horse autonomy and connec...

Work on pace changes and curves

Improve pace management

Approach jumps and bounce jumps straight

Keep your horse in a regular rhythm throughout the exercise. Achieve regular circles.

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

Guide at a canter while chaining jumps Balance your horse Jump in straightness

Straightness Improve jumping technique

Acclimate the horse to different obstacles

Avoid touching/knocking down the rails. Develop a well-composed horse with a steady canter.

Improve the precision of leg aids

Work on bending

Improve shoulder direction and mobility

Work on flying changes during a change of rein or on a straight line

Bending, direction, horse's posture, mechanization, maintaining rhythm at the canter.

-being precise in your turns and arriving straight and centered over the poles -having a horse that...

Work on effectively executing options with balance and precision

Responsiveness at take-off and landing Precision and straightness Balance even when changing cante...

work on precision Gallop variations while maintaining balance Curved lines And flying changes

Work on straightness and precision of the track

Work on bending and calmness over obstacles.

The objective is to boost the horse's confidence (the corridor is long and relatively narrow, which ...

Excellent for the propulsion muscles, works the horse's abs

Work on aids and perform flying lead changes

Successfully pass over ground poles at trot and canter with a relaxed horse

successfully perform flying changes to approach a jump with a different lead and finish on a small d...

Perfect the horse's movements

The horse should not rush the last two obstacles

Close sequence of jumps and stretching

Bend your horse over ground poles and then jumps

Allows you to perform a multitude of jumps using 4 obstacles.

straightness regularity in gait lead change

Work on isolated jumps in a small sequence.

Relaxation of the horse, achieving a supple bend, maintaining a consistent gait

Bending and the track

Improve halts and downward transitions.

Perform counter canter on a wide curve and in a straight line

Mechanize the horse and develop its boldness

Maintain a steady canter and precise track

Work on gait variation and straightness

Maintain a consistent canter while alternating between straight lines and circles

Work on the straightness of gaits at the trot and canter

Work on straightness between obstacles and bending

Work on straightness in the corners

Navigate ground poles while turning to prepare the horse for jump-offs.

Achieve straightness and bending

Complete body suppleness, proprioception

Bending, direction, regularity of pace, rider's position

Move the horse laterally upon exiting a turn, allowing the forehand to engage first, thus enabling e...

Avoid touching poles, create a nice circle with an active horse.

Teach the rider and/or horse to approach a line correctly and make precise turns.

Associate the mounting block with something pleasant, making mounting easy

Prepare your transitions and maintain a consistent rhythm across different gaits.

Approach obstacles gently to teach the horse not to rush.

to have a responsive horse; pace the trot; achieve transitions in relaxation and bending

Work on the sequence of circles, ground poles, and cavalettis.

Control the horse's direction and pace on a diagonal to train for a jumping competition.

Work on lateral movement, internal hind flexibility, general suppleness

Mobility of the hips and shoulders, then depending on the horse's ease, work on backing up and respo...

Move the shoulders, recall, narrow passage, straightness over poles

HORSE: Work on transitions; Improve balance; Enhance lateral flexibility and hindquarters engagement...

Maintain the correct canter rhythm throughout the exercise. Jump on the correct lead

Be able to count and maintain cadence over a line of 5 strides

Horse's responsiveness to transitions

Change the location of your circle while maintaining the same diameter.

Beginning of counter canter

Maintain the bend/shoulders or hips of the horse

Speed control and straightness control

Chain circles while staying at the horse's shoulder

Achieve rhythm and straightness over the same poles while varying the approach, and keep your horse ...

Consistency and Maneuverability

Arrive straight, right in the middle of the poles, gain precision and improve the forehand movement.

Improve your horse's suppleness, work on curves, diagonals, and landing on the correct lead.

Work on the regularity of the canter and improve smooth transitions

Work on the track, the consistency of the canter, and the horse's boldness

Regularity - Control - Straightness

Achieve a calm, relaxed, supple, and straight horse.

Work on curves while maintaining good balance

Lateral movement and precision

Have fun and maintain focus

Control, precision, and consistency

Chain a leg-yield and a shoulder-in

Maintain rhythm with a horse that gets excited over the jumps

The horse should try to stay in a circle around the cones at liberty.

Successfully open and pass through the training gate without letting go of it

Learn/reinforce the movement of the hindquarters

Improve the precision of transitions, straightness, impulsion, and engagement at the trot over poles...

Work on bending and counter-bending

Chain small setups and approach a cavaletti at an angle.

The horse must move laterally without touching any poles

Control upward and downward paces.

Create balanced loops and approach the jump straight.

Helps to strengthen the horse's back and abdominal muscles.

Maintain the right lead canter for as long as possible.

Control the pace on a complex course.

Lengthen and shorten the gait.

Achieve a good performance from the horse in competitions to execute beautiful combinations (double ...

To have a calm horse when passing over ground poles to be able to turn between each pole.

Work on the horse's suppleness and improve the trot's bounce

Execute beautiful balanced curves.

Chain ground poles and perform small circles.

- Integrate poles into flatwork (making it more relaxed for the horse) - Supple the horse - Main...

Engage the horse's hindquarters, back, and core muscles.

Improve approach precision, hindquarters engagement, and the horse's balance by varying trajectories...

Mechanize the horse.

Maintain control of the gaits, keep your horse on the haunches.

To have a horse with you on curves and transitions.

Work on lead changes and bending.

change the trot's stride length

Work on straightness, bending, and flying changes.

Maintain a steady pace over ground poles / navigate tight turns.

Improve track accuracy.

Competition preparation.

Work on the horse's movement and the rider's position.

Maintain a steady rhythm, count strides, chain different combinations, prepare for competitions.

Successfully vary and control stride length.

Straightness, Control, and Balance

Maintaining a steady canter on straight lines and curves.

Improve the trot-canter transition, the horse's balance, and responsiveness.

Guide over a setup of ground poles

Work on the horse's straightness with a steady rhythm and practice close transitions.

Conduct a progressive and balanced session by working on cardio and transitions.

Regularity on the circle, trajectory.

Work on cue precision, shift weight onto the hindquarters, improve boldness, and manage distance on ...

Make tight turns and improve your options without neglecting the rail.

Successfully alter the diameter of your figure-eight, focusing on changing aids and circle aids.

Work on direction and precision.

Desensitize your horse, change leads, regulate balance, and control direction.

Improve precision in pace variations and control over strides. Teach the horse to quickly adjust its...

Achieve a consistent trot, with attention to where the horse places its feet.

Supple your horse - Achieve smooth and gentle transitions.

Proprioception and loosening of the pelvis.

Fluidity is the key word.

Control of the course and change of pace.

Adjust stride length while maintaining straightness and rhythm.

Improve bend and suppleness and practice flying lead changes.

Create beautiful curves with diagonals and chain straight lines with straight paths.

Maintain a regular rhythm with your horse, be responsive, and have precise lines.

Have a responsive horse.

Modification of the federation's figure eight exercise. Perform 2 consecutive figure eights.

Travail des transitions entre les allures et de la maniabilité sur différents dispositifs… Il va fal...

Work on curved lines and maintain control over your horse's shoulders.

Control, vary, and maintain the stride length and rhythm.

Keep a horse attentive and under control throughout the course.

Work on turns and track precision.

Work on tight turns in a course and jump different types of fences.

Work on angled approaches and landing on the correct lead.

Work on bending and straightness, reactivity, balance, and transitions.

Control the horse's rhythm (speed).

To have a calm horse over the poles.

Verify skills and combine exercises.

Improve straightness over fences and maintain a bold pace through turns.

Achieving straightness upon exiting a turn and working on lead changes over the jumps.

Rhythm, bounce, stride length

Round the horse.

Work on the straightness, impulsion, and back of your horse.

Improve the quality of close transitions in balance.

Achieve a good position over the jump, accompany the jumps, and have an active horse on the line.

Make the horse move forward, stop, and back up in an elevated pole corridor without the rider moving...

Work on the track, tight turns, flying changes, and the boldness of approaches.

Without breaking gait, enter and exit the serpentine without touching or knocking down a pole.

Circle around the barrels without touching them and maintaining a consistent gait.

Move your equine freely.

Cross the square at the desired gait while maintaining a straight line.

Straightness, learning the track

Master flexion, precision in transitions, control of aids, maintain a stable rhythm in all three gai...

Improve the horse's balance, strengthen hindquarters engagement, work on coordination and responsive...

Alternate between bending and straightening

Take options. Maintain pace in the turn.

Canter over ground poles on the track, trot over ground poles on the diagonal

Improve the direction and stride length of your horse

To have a calm horse that is utilized without rushing

To work on the rider's balance and ensure the horse engages its body properly during jumping efforts...

To achieve changes in the horse’s frame at a specific gait.

Sample course idea for a competition or clinic

To have a calm and steady horse through the bends.

Suppleness, control of lines, and regulation of pace

Work on the horse's agility.

competition training

Have the horse cross the teeter-totter bridge.

Have your horse cross the water box

Capture the horse’s attention and improve transitions.

Improve balance and suppleness / useful for jumping / develops the horse's technique

pikking up there feet

– Work on riding curves and landing on the correct lead – Check the horse’s honesty over fences – ...

Get a young horse to jump an obstacle

Achieve a smooth track and correct distances

To work on straightness, bending, canter transitions, engagement, and rhythm.

Rhythm and straightness

To supple your horse, work on reactivity, engage the hindquarters, and improve the execution of both...

The goal is to encourage the horse to become independent from its handler and to desensitize it.

Improve straightness and practice flying lead changes

To work on straightness and rhythm.

improve accuracy on a show jumping course

Improve the horse’s responsiveness, balance, and engagement through precise transitions and ground p...

Training on a course

Use ground poles to perform transitions.

direction and straightness

To practice halting at the marker, riding a 20-meter circle, and lengthening the trot stride across ...

🎯 Educational objectives: Work on the accuracy of transitions. Improve the horse’s responsiven...

To be able to manage the horse’s bend, roundness, and accuracy of the track.

Work on the horse's engagement and hindquarters

Ride smooth curves while maintaining impulsion.

Channel the horse in front of the fence

To have a horse that is attentive to your aids and maintains a steady rhythm.

Straighten your horse on a line

Improve accuracy by aiming for the center of the poles.

Learning the sliding stop in western riding

Maintain a steady gait on the figure eight and perform transitions between the two poles.

To vary the trot stride length before and after the canter.

To vary the amplitude of the canter stride over the same distance in a repetitive sequence.

Learn to manage your horse's strides

Lead changes and changes of direction

Channeling the horse

Learn to land on the correct lead

This exercise has several objectives, both for the horse and the rider. - Maintain calmness befor...

Learn how to plan your line and master your turns to approach fences correctly.

To improve the horse's suppleness and control.

Develop proprioception

Ask the horse to vary the exercises while maintaining the same outline and pushing from the outside ...

This exercise relaxes your horse and, through its repetitive character, helps both of you concentrat...

To desensitize your foal or horse to walking through a narrow passage.

Get a nice and soft circle with good contact on the inside rein. When slowing down to walk, make sur...

To learn how to guide and bend a horse

Keeping your horse sharp while doing this exercise

Expose your horse to something new and accustom them to different types of jumps.

Accustom the horse to various types of footing, by adding increasing levels of difficulty.

Improves bend and control

To work on control after the jump, improve the horse's responsiveness to the aids, and enhance atten...

Learn to change leads at the canter without transitioning to trot / Feel the flying change and wheth...

This exercise helps to improve control.

Learn to be precise in your line and to approach, jump, and land straight.

Improve the horse's responsiveness.

Improve steering and partnership with your horse or pony.

To refine the rein-back for horses that easily become frustrated or tense, and to help the horse enj...

• Accuracy of the line Straightness on approach to the poles Balance through the turns Co...

Achieve smooth transitions and regain straightness after riding a circle.

To work on transitions, canter departs, flexion, and accuracy of the line.

Keep your horse calm and work on straightness.

Intro jump session using poles, tarp, and cavaletti to build confidence.

Work on your stability (heels down, upper body, soft hands) over a small single fence.

Halt at a precise spot

To work on straightness, rhythm, changes of bend, and flying changes.

To work on the rider’s balance and position, and to maintain an active horse.

Improve steering (useful with a neck rope) over ground poles.

Develop proprioception and improve trot-halt transitions.

Improve canter control and accuracy in stride patterns.

Working on suppleness, altering the circles size with lateral movement.

To work on the horse's calmness, focus over fences, and different aspects of rideability.

Work on diagonal jumps and straightness

Straightness, calmness, and rider position

Work on rhythm, strength, and the rider’s ability to plan ahead.

Work on trot/canter transitions on the lunge line. Encourage relaxation over ground poles. Maintain ...

Improve cardiovascular fitness.

Improve the horse's technique over fences

Manage stride length and rhythm on a curve

Stay on the inner track at walk and trot

Changing your horse’s bend on a 20-meter circle

Changing the diameter of your circle in all three gaits

Performing a leg-yield from the quarter-line

Alternating leg-yield and going straight

Alternating simple transitions through all three gaits on a 20-meter circle

Letting the reins slip and varying your horse’s frame on a 20-meter circle

Asking for intra-gait transitions in all three gaits on a 20-meter circle

Alternating a counter-shoulder-fore and a shoulder-fore down the long side

Halt – rein-back – depart in collected trot

Being able to lead in both eyes with a connected horse — first in zone 2, then in zones 3 and 4

Help your horse understand that: 👉 When a pressure comes from behind his hindquarters (here using...

The “changing eyes” exercise teaches the horse to follow a pressure, even when that pressure asks hi...

Getting the horse used to the presence of the outside long rein, in preparation for long-reining wor...

Desensitising the horse to objects on the ground so that he is not afraid when they pass in front of...

Teaching the horse to move backward toward you by aspiration, meaning to step back while coming towa...

Be able to perform a figure-eight at the trot with two equal circles, including a transition to a ha...

Learn to obtain smooth and light lateral movements on the ground, starting from good hip control and...

Cue and refine lateral movements until your horse can perform them over a ground pole, to improve pr...

Perform a complete sequence of lateral movements over various obstacles, aiming for maximum fluidity...

The walk-trot transition is a good indicator of the tone of the thoracic sling. If your horse tries...

La variation d'amplitude est un excellant indicateur de la tonicité de la sangle thoracique. Cett...

Variations in frame and head height help challenge the horse’s balance and therefore the tone of his...

Serpentine patterns are excellent exercises to challenge the horse’s lateral balance and therefore t...

or your horse to properly engage his thoracic sling, you’ll need him to be: - relaxed - in a rathe...

Linking tight curves and straight lines on the lunge helps to: - challenge the horse’s lateral bala...

Not every horse is born understanding ridden work, so it’s important to teach him how to step over a...

This exercise helps your horse to: - Challenge his lateral balance, engaging his thoracic sling alt...

This exercise helps your horse: - Challenge his lateral balance - Activate the thoracic sling alte...

This exercise is often feared or even avoided, because we tend to believe that show jumping horses s...

In this exercise, we will teach the horse to jump calmly, so that when you later ask him under saddl...

The objective here is to prepare the mounted water jump and to help your horse approach it calmly, s...

The objective of this exercise is to work on the horse’s motivation for the jump.