How to Provide Correct Bend While Walking and Trotting a Circle
Essay title: How to Provide Correct Bend While Walking and Trotting a Circle
Final Lesson Plan
Topic: How to provide correct bend while walking and trotting a circle.
Goal/Objective: By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to perform a circle at a trot and walk while the horse is in correct bend.
Materials:
Student
Horse
All western tack and grooming materials.
Arena
Explanation: We will start by allowing the student to walk and trot a circle however they currently do. We will review correct body position at the walk and trot and then will go over correct bend during walking and trotting a circle.
Demonstration: I will demonstrate by explaining the correct body position as well as correct rein position so the horse will be on correct bend during the circle. I will demonstrate this unmounted.