Lateral Work Mini-Series
This mini-series on key Lateral Work Basics is great for students or horses who find lateral work challenging, or who are still learning how to do it. This series will answer your questions about ‘where should my weight be?’ and will give you a rider’s eye view of the lateral movements and common mistakes. You’ll also learn Karen’s favorite way of introducing lateral positions to horses and students, and how to progress from there. Also included are two videos of Karen coaching students through lateral exercises so you can see what Karen is seeing and how she suggests improvements in the moment.
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You’ll come away from this series with a better visualization of the movements, ways to practice without your horse, and more confident ideas for how to practice with your horse.
Additional Resources: We highly recommend SiMoN the School Master Noodle Kit as well as the DN Book/video for anyone who needs more confidence understanding and mastering lateral movements.
Link for SiMoN: https://shop.dressagenaturally.net/products/schoolmaster-noodle-kit
Link for book: https://shop.dressagenaturally.net/collections/books-dvds-1/products/book-dvd
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Lateral Work Mini Series - Jan 2023
Introduction to the Lateral Work Mini-Series
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Beginning Lateral Positions - Nov 2010
Karen rides a student's horse in an exercise to teach the classic lateral positions. This particular horse gets a little nervous and stuck at first, so you will not only see the exercise, but also will see how Karen handles this common problem. Extra support for this exercise can be found in the ...
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Rider's Weight During Lateral Work - Nov 2015
Karen brings clarity to one of the most often asked questions about riding lateral work: "Where should the rider’s weight be?”. Karen discusses why some books and teachers say to ‘sit to the inside’ and why some say to ‘sit to the outside’. If you are learning lateral work for the first time, or ...
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Rider's Eye View Of Lateral Positions - July 2018
If you are playing with lateral work, you are going to love this video! Karen found a way to rig a camera so you could see the lateral positions from the view of the rider! She goes through Shoulder-In, Haunches-In, Counter Shoulder-In and Renvers. You will see what it looks like when done correc...
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Beginning Lateral Work With Atomic - Dec 2010
Karen rides Atomic to how to progress early stages of learning and doing lateral work. After the horse and rider understand the positions (see the video: Beginning Lateral Positions), now we must play with sustaining the gait and energy during lateral work. Karen talks in real time as she demonst...
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Shoulder In Exercise: Get In - Get Out - June 2019
Karen coaches two riders through a favorite lateral exercise. This exercise can be done for any lateral position (nose to the wall leg yield, shoulder-in, haunches-in, renvers, counter shoulder-in). In this video, we use counter shoulder-in. This exercise will create balance and responsiveness. I...
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Developing Lateral Work - July 2011
Karen helps Breanne improve her mare's lateral work. You will see her progress over several weeks. The goal was not only to improve her lateral work, but to use lateral work to improve the mare's general suppleness, throughness and relaxation of her back. this video will be applicable for horses ...
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Lateral Work Simulation - Dec 2015
Karen shares some more tips on how to be better at your lateral work. She uses SiMoN the School Master Noodle (SiMoN kit is available in our Shop) to demonstrate some exercises you can practice away from your horse that will improve your understanding of how the different lateral positions fit to...
