The flexions are integral to The School of Legerete. This VIDEO is very representative of how I have been taught the flexions and it’s also kind of cool since it is shot from various angles. Cruise is getting pretty solid on these. We’re working on being a little higher in lightness, better neck extensions, and having his right flexion match his left. We’re getting close and it’s been amazing how much this has helped his under saddle work. From the saddle he is so much more able to bend evenly, lift his shoulders, and rock back-all from static work!
The in-hand work is not static and I would say of lunging, flexions, and in-hand, it’s the one we find most challenging to do correctly. An excellent video HERE does a really good job of demonstrating how I have been taught. We’re starting to get the shoulder-in correctly and then we will start more trot work. Between this and straight line lunging I’m really feeling the burn!
I love how in Legerete the aids and exercises for the lunging, flexions, in-hand, and riding all tie in together. I’ve been amazed by how little of my lessons with LM are under saddle. Maybe 10 minutes out of 60? Cruise feels like a different horse for those 10 minutes though, balanced, forward, and light.
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