4 Shallow Loops down the center-line.
From your 10m circle in the purple cone corner at K on the left rein, straighten and go large just past A slightly bending to the left.
Ride your first loop 3 – 4 meters to the right of the center-line so that you pass through the 2 orange cones located on the center-line 10 meters from A.
Try to look at and head towards the single red cone in front of E straightening as you near the center-line and then change rein as you cross the center-line slightly bending right. Remember, do not change posting diagonal yet.
Ride your 2nd loop 3 – 4 meters to the left of the center-line so that you pass through X.
Try to look at and head towards the letter M, straightening as you near the center-line at X and then change rein as you cross the center-line change your posting diagonal and slightly change the bend to the left.
Ride your third loop 3 – 4 meters to the right of the center-line so that you pass through the 2 red cones located on the center-line 10 meters from C.
Try to look at and head towards the green cone in the corner near H straightening as you near the center-line and then change rein as you cross the center-line slightly bending right. Remember, do not change your posting diagonal.
Ride your fourth and final loop 3 – 4 meters to the left of the center-line so that you finish up at the letter C.
Now go large on the right rein and make a 10m circle in the yellow cone corner by M.
Continue on to the next portion of the exercise, 2 shallow loops down the long-side.
Read More Pages in this Dressage Training Article.
- Warming Up at the Trot, Riding 10 meter Circles
- Warming Up at the Trot, Shallow Loops on the Center Line
- Warming Up at the Trot, Shallow Loops down the Long Side
- Warming Up at the Trot, Ride 2 Shallow Loops down the Long Side
- Warming Up at the Trot, Leg Yield Right to Half Pass Right
- Warming Up at the Trot, Leg Yield Left to Half Pass Left
- Warming Up at the Trot, Leg Yield In, Half Pass Back