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Suppling exercises on hacks
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Suppling exercises on hacks

My horse finds it much more fun to work out on a hack than in the school. Have you got any tips for good suppling exercises I can do when I'm out hacking?
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πŸ₯• Turn around trees or anything else you find out in the countryside.

πŸ₯• Ride changes of tempo and transitions at set landmarks. For example, halt at the grey stone, pick up trot at the fence post, strike off into canter at the big grass tussock, then ride three quick strides and three slightly slower ones between those puddles.

πŸ₯• You really can vary your hacks endlessly, the only limit is your imagination! Almost anything you do to keep the horse engaged has a suppling effect, so get out there and try a bit of everything πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ˜ƒπŸŽ

Malin Axel-Nilsson
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist
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