16 min.
Longitudinally Supple & Through with Lauren Sprieser [Full Ride, Level 1] Ride iQ, A Preview
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RIDE iQ LESSON PREVIEW | Tack up and press play!
✅ Great for horses that struggle with putting the base of the neck down and lifting the mid back
✅ Includes leg-yielding across the diagonal at the trot
In this lesson, Lauren is riding a 6-year-old Dutch mare named Maddie. Lauren focuses on keeping Maddie long and low throughout the ride. Lauren uses leg-yields and transitions to test how well the horse maintains the shape when the work gets harder.
Arena Size / Specifications
20m x 60m arena
Before You Ride
Nothing to see before you ride.
Horse / Rider Experience Level
This is a useful exercise for horses and riders that are comfortable with leg-yielding across the diagonal at the trot.
Pony Club Certification
This lesson is well-suited for horse/rider pairs at C-2 level or above.
Horse Temperament
This is a great exercise for all horse types.
Lesson Preview
1:00: Walking around while Lauren talks about the lesson
6:10: Trotting, 20m circle, in both directions
11:00: Cantering, 20m circle, in both directions
14:30: Walking, take a short break
18:15: Trotting, leg-yield across the diagonal, repeat
19:50: Trotting, ride walk-trot transitions while leg-yielding across the diagonal, repeat
24:00: Walk and pat your horse!
Meet Your Coach: Lauren Sprieser
Lauren is a High-Performance Grand Prix dressage rider and trainer and has produced eight horses from the beginning of their careers to Grand Prix. She is a USDF Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalist with Distinction. Lauren frequently writes for The Chronicle of the Horse and other publications.
✨Start your 14-day free trial and get full access to 100s of lessons and podcast episodes at Ride-iQ.com✨
Ride iQ Membership Includes
👉 Unlimited on-demand audio lessons: Access to the Ride iQ mobile app and the complete library of 180+ audio lessons with new lessons added every Tuesday
👉 Visual support and video lessons: Many Ride iQ audio lessons are supported by a 45 second to 6-minute-long video. The app also has full video lessons for members to watch when they aren’t riding
👉 In-app private podcasts: Ride iQ private podcasts are both entertaining and educational including interviews with your favorite top riders and experts
👉 Weekly live virtual Office Hours: Members have direct access to a Ride iQ coach every week and can ask any questions they have
👉 Access to the private FB community: The camaraderie and sense of community within this group is really somethin’! You’ll find Ride iQ coaches and founders here, too!
👉 Invitations to Ride iQ events: These include sponsored course walks, competition parties, and special virtual events. Ya, you’re VIP.
Release of Liability: In consideration of my use of this audio lesson provided by Ride iQ, I expressly agree and contract that Ride iQ and its insurers, employees, officers, directors, and associates, shall not be liable for any damages arising from personal injuries (including death) sustained by me or my horse as a result of the use of the audio lesson, regardless of whether such injuries result, in whole or in part, from the negligence of Ride iQ. By using this audio lesson, I accept and assume full responsibility for any and all injuries, damages (both economic and non-economic), and losses of any type, which may occur to me or my horse, and I hereby fully and forever release and discharge Ride iQ, its insurers, employees, officers, directors, and associates, from any and all claims, demands, damages, rights of action, or causes of action, present or future, whether the same be known or unknown, anticipated, or unanticipated, resulting from or arising as a result of the use of said audio lesson. I understand and acknowledge that activities with horses, including the use of this audio lesson, involve risk of serious injury, including permanent disability and death.
RIDE iQ LESSON PREVIEW | Tack up and press play!
✅ Great for horses that struggle with putting the base of the neck down and lifting the mid back
✅ Includes leg-yielding across the diagonal at the trot
In this lesson, Lauren is riding a 6-year-old Dutch mare named Maddie. Lauren focuses on keeping Maddie long and low throughout the ride. Lauren uses leg-yields and transitions to test how well the horse maintains the shape when the work gets harder.
Arena Size / Specifications
20m x 60m arena
Before You Ride
Nothing to see before you ride.
Horse / Rider Experience Level
This is a useful exercise for horses and riders that are comfortable with leg-yielding across the diagonal at the trot.
Pony Club Certification
This lesson is well-suited for horse/rider pairs at C-2 level or above.
Horse Temperament
This is a great exercise for all horse types.
Lesson Preview
1:00: Walking around while Lauren talks about the lesson
6:10: Trotting, 20m circle, in both directions
11:00: Cantering, 20m circle, in both directions
14:30: Walking, take a short break
18:15: Trotting, leg-yield across the diagonal, repeat
19:50: Trotting, ride walk-trot transitions while leg-yielding across the diagonal, repeat
24:00: Walk and pat your horse!
Meet Your Coach: Lauren Sprieser
Lauren is a High-Performance Grand Prix dressage rider and trainer and has produced eight horses from the beginning of their careers to Grand Prix. She is a USDF Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalist with Distinction. Lauren frequently writes for The Chronicle of the Horse and other publications.
✨Start your 14-day free trial and get full access to 100s of lessons and podcast episodes at Ride-iQ.com✨
Ride iQ Membership Includes
👉 Unlimited on-demand audio lessons: Access to the Ride iQ mobile app and the complete library of 180+ audio lessons with new lessons added every Tuesday
👉 Visual support and video lessons: Many Ride iQ audio lessons are supported by a 45 second to 6-minute-long video. The app also has full video lessons for members to watch when they aren’t riding
👉 In-app private podcasts: Ride iQ private podcasts are both entertaining and educational including interviews with your favorite top riders and experts
👉 Weekly live virtual Office Hours: Members have direct access to a Ride iQ coach every week and can ask any questions they have
👉 Access to the private FB community: The camaraderie and sense of community within this group is really somethin’! You’ll find Ride iQ coaches and founders here, too!
👉 Invitations to Ride iQ events: These include sponsored course walks, competition parties, and special virtual events. Ya, you’re VIP.
Release of Liability: In consideration of my use of this audio lesson provided by Ride iQ, I expressly agree and contract that Ride iQ and its insurers, employees, officers, directors, and associates, shall not be liable for any damages arising from personal injuries (including death) sustained by me or my horse as a result of the use of the audio lesson, regardless of whether such injuries result, in whole or in part, from the negligence of Ride iQ. By using this audio lesson, I accept and assume full responsibility for any and all injuries, damages (both economic and non-economic), and losses of any type, which may occur to me or my horse, and I hereby fully and forever release and discharge Ride iQ, its insurers, employees, officers, directors, and associates, from any and all claims, demands, damages, rights of action, or causes of action, present or future, whether the same be known or unknown, anticipated, or unanticipated, resulting from or arising as a result of the use of said audio lesson. I understand and acknowledge that activities with horses, including the use of this audio lesson, involve risk of serious injury, including permanent disability and death.
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