Working in-hand

In this exercise we are asking the hind to step over MORE to engage the adductors and abductors muscles of the hind end as well as improve the balance with lateral motion.

When starting out with inhand, walking backwards on a circle can be tricky. I have been doing this for a long time and believe me at the start it was a challenge! It just takes practice. I suggest you set yourself some cones as a guide to work on about a 10-15m circle.

Always ask from the body NOT the head (really be conscious of this as most people don’t realise they are even doing it!)

Rebalancing the halt allows us to show the horse good posture, where the joints are stacked and the body is aligned. In this position they should find relaxation 

Make the halt for each leg, I like to count to four in my head to allow time for each limb to stop under the horse.

Your position on the ground and walk pace is key to gain proper balance and alignment of your horse