Some of my favorite cavalletti exercises #3

We are now beginning to transition from the basics to the intermediate.

These are some useful distances between elements of a double, triple or combination:

                                     Pony                                         Horse
Approach at Canter: 
    Bounce                 10-12'                                       11-14'
    One Stride            21-24'                                       24-26.5'
    Two Stride            31-34'                                       34-36'


Approach at Trot: Between Jumps 1 and 2
Bounce                    9-10'                                         9-11'
One Stride               16-18'                                       18'
Two Stride               30'                                            30-32'

                           Between Jumps 2 and 3
One Stride               19-21'                                        21'
                           Between Jumps 3 and 4
One Stride                20-22'                                       22-24'

Trotting Pole Distances:
       Pony                  4-4.5'
       Horse                4.5-4.75'

Placement Poles:
Trot Approach:   9' from base of fence
Canter Approach: 19-20' from base of fence

Average stride length:
                                Pony                                 Horse
Trot                       3.25-4.75'                      4.5-5'
Canter                   Varies by size                  9'-12'

Some of my Favorite Cavalletti Grid Exercises #2

As promised, I will be doing 4-5 exercises a week. Currently, we are still on the basics.

Basic Cavalletti Exercises #2

Some of my Favorite Cavalletti Grid Exercises

Every few blog posts I will be posting a Cavalletti Exercise guide (5 Exercises at a time) that can be printed out and kept on hand for those that have access to cavallettis. I cannot stress enough the importance of cavalletti and grid work for your horse and invaluable skills that can be fine tuned with their use, no matter how green or advanced the horse.

Enjoy!

Cavalletti Grid Exercises: Basic #1

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*Next time: Cavalletti Grid Exercises: Basic-->Medium