441 | Riding Haunches In or Travers

Do you find that when you ask your horse to perform haunches in or travers, the forward movement tends to get a little 'stuck'?  

It feels as though he is on his tippy toes, pottering along with no inclination to get to the other end of the arena?!

Haunches in is a lateral movement that is fantastic for suppling your horse. It also opens the door to performing a half pass later in training.  

It requires an engagement of the hindquarters, due to the outside hind leg having to move over and almost in front of the inside hind leg, and so incorporating this movement into your schooling will, in turn, help strengthen your horses' hindquarters.

I find that haunches in is also a great exercise to improve the rider's coordination, both physically and in their head, and also to help take the confusion out of riding lateral movements on their horses.

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Additional Resources for Equestrians

• Following & Allowing in Your Riding
• Turn on the Forehand
• Lateral Movement; Leg Yielding
• Simplifying Shoulder In
• Online community for equestrians working on their mindset & fitness
• Online Community for equestrians focusing on re-schooling horses (and ex-racehorses)
• Join Connection