I have poles down in my school all the time and I use this to create different exercises and interest for the horses. Before you start the pole work the horses need to be well warmed up, so do your normal warm up routine for five or 10 minutes. I always like to do slow trotting, small steps in an even rhythm with the horse going to the rein and then the same in the canter. I think this allows the horse to find it's central balance without leaning on the hand and without rush

Welcome to my first blog! Instead of just posting photographs and information on the horses at Yonder Farm it would be more interesting to back this up with a small blog to accompany each photograph or small video clip giving tips and insight on each session. I hope you enjoy them. Today the focus with Chloe AKA Bohigus W was straightness in the 2 tempi changes and clutch control, throughness, suppleness and stretching. Chloe is an advanced horse competing at PSG, she works t