15 min.
Supple & Relaxed Young Horse Full Ride with Jon Holling [Full Ride, Level 1] Ride iQ, A Preview
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✅ Great for young horses that are working on basic lateral work
✅ Includes leg-yield at the trot, counter canter, and adjusting the canter stride
In this lesson, Jon is riding a 5-year-old French bred horse named Irving. Jon focuses on suppling and bending in the warmup and then finishes the ride with some basic lateral work and counter canter.
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 counter canter.
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 Jon talks about the lesson
4:00: Trotting, 20m circle, in both directions
9:00: Trotting, 20m circle, sit for 10 steps and then post, repeat in both directions
11:30: Cantering, 20m circle, in both directions
13:40: Walking, take a short break
17:00: Trotting, around the arena, ride walk-trot transitions, leg-yield across the diagonal, in both directions
19:00: Cantering, around the arena, ride counter canter, lengthen and collect on a circle, in both directions
23:30: Walk and pat your horse!
Meet Your Coach: Jon Holling
Jon is a US 5* event rider. He coached the Area IV Young Rider team to multiple gold medals. He is Vice Chairman of the USEF Eventing Sport Committee and National Safety Officer for the US to the FEI. He is ICP Level IV certified.
✨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
RIDE iQ LESSON PREVIEW | Tack up and press play!
✅ Great for young horses that are working on basic lateral work
✅ Includes leg-yield at the trot, counter canter, and adjusting the canter stride
In this lesson, Jon is riding a 5-year-old French bred horse named Irving. Jon focuses on suppling and bending in the warmup and then finishes the ride with some basic lateral work and counter canter.
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 counter canter.
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 Jon talks about the lesson
4:00: Trotting, 20m circle, in both directions
9:00: Trotting, 20m circle, sit for 10 steps and then post, repeat in both directions
11:30: Cantering, 20m circle, in both directions
13:40: Walking, take a short break
17:00: Trotting, around the arena, ride walk-trot transitions, leg-yield across the diagonal, in both directions
19:00: Cantering, around the arena, ride counter canter, lengthen and collect on a circle, in both directions
23:30: Walk and pat your horse!
Meet Your Coach: Jon Holling
Jon is a US 5* event rider. He coached the Area IV Young Rider team to multiple gold medals. He is Vice Chairman of the USEF Eventing Sport Committee and National Safety Officer for the US to the FEI. He is ICP Level IV certified.
✨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
15 min.