Schooling ideas for hacking anyone?

[horsefreak]

Hello

I have just got a friends pony on loan, who I am hacking out ect. I would love to do some schooling with her as she is very responsive when asking to stop and turn ect, but not so good with going!! As we have no school/flat area for me to work her on, I always have to hack out (which I don't mind - I lloovvve hacking!!) but does anyone have any ideas for schooling while out on hacks??

I am already doing half halts/halt with her and she is so responsive, but she needs a lot of encouragement to move again! I am doing leg yeilding and leg pressure for turning with her down tracks ect, but does anyone have any ideas for making her go on more?? She has a lovely swinging walk/trot/canter/gallop when she does get going, but I want to get this not answering to my leg sorted before she goes in Jan/Feb.

She used to be a top class show pony in her younger days (she is now 20, but doesn't act like it!) and I guess thats why she is so responisve with the bit ect.

Any ideas, hints tips would be very helpful thanks!!

Ax

[taylor]

I'm having a simular problem with Taylor at the moment, he's good when your using your reins as aids but rubbish when i'm trying to just use my seat to get him to move on a bit more activly.

He's been with a ridding stable for 4 years out on loan and i think as people have been learning on him they haven't been using there seat and more legs and reins than anything else.

I'm trying to walk him out and getting him to move on nicely then do a little bit of trotting with turning using my legs then back to walking and he then seems brighter.

[Claire Louise]

direct transitions Walk to canter , halt to trot, halt to canter. Anything to get her thinking forward.

Make it fun. ALso leg yield on country roads and turn on forehand to open gates and things.

Hope this helped a small bit.

[DITZ]

I agree with Claire, lots of sharp transitions will really get her thinking and moving. Also changing the tempo within the pace for example slow the trot till she is barely trotting, get it a slow as you possible can without actually breaking into walk then a full on leg aid to switch her back into working trot again.

[horsefreak]

Thank you!!

I will try some transitions tomorrow when I ride her!!

I'll report back on how she goes :)

Ax