Effective Communication with Effective Communication with

the Driving Horsethe Driving Horse

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Body Position is Body Position is The 4The 4thth Aid Aid

Seat PositionSeat Position

Jeff Morse & Telishan Santiam, owned by Gail & Laurence Williamson

How it Should LookHow it Should Look

Jeff Morse & SBS Risky Business

TheThe Check YourselfCheck Yourself RoutineRoutine

To be repeated every 5 minutesTo be repeated every 5 minutes Lift you feet and rest them on Lift you feet and rest them on

the floorthe floor Work your way up your legs, Work your way up your legs,

knees, thighs, pelvisknees, thighs, pelvis Let the motion of the vehicle Let the motion of the vehicle

move you.move you. Become Become ElvisElvis = Loose! = Loose! Elbows even with the front of Elbows even with the front of

your rib cageyour rib cage Hands held the width of your Hands held the width of your

shouldersshoulders Hands higher than your elbowsHands higher than your elbows Ride the vehicle like you are Ride the vehicle like you are

riding on a saddle riding on a saddle LOOK where you are LOOK where you are

going!going!

Where to Look, How to See, Where to Look, How to See, What to FeelWhat to Feel

Train your brain to use the area Train your brain to use the area outside the center of your visual field. outside the center of your visual field.

Learn to drive by Learn to drive by FEEL.FEEL. Do not look at your horse.Do not look at your horse. Play Play Eye Spy.Eye Spy.

Drive a 40 meter circleDrive a 40 meter circle Look up and aroundLook up and around Do not look at your horseDo not look at your horse Look ½ way around, ¼ way, ¾ wayLook ½ way around, ¼ way, ¾ way

Driving BlindDriving Blind

Learn to drive by Learn to drive by FeelFeel by driving with your eyes closed.by driving with your eyes closed.

Squint and Blur ExerciseSquint and Blur Exercise This squinting/blurring exercise is especially good This squinting/blurring exercise is especially good

when there are obstacles aroundwhen there are obstacles around Before your Dressage TestsBefore your Dressage Tests Drive problem movements Drive problem movements What can you What can you FEELFEEL??

Improving Communication Improving Communication

For For The HorseThe Horse Time ManagementTime Management Standing Standing - Patience- Patience Time Off Time Off - Processing- Processing Competition Competition - Stress- Stress

Equipment Fit & Equipment Fit & AdjustmentAdjustment Bits – Bits – Busy/Quiet MouthBusy/Quiet Mouth Reins – Reins – Synthetic, PositionSynthetic, Position Seat positionSeat position

Sometimes the equipment Sometimes the equipment really does get in the way of really does get in the way of

the best performancethe best performance

Size Matters!

Improving Communication for Improving Communication for The HorseThe Horse

The Essential ExerciseThe Essential Exercise

Let’s Make a DealLet’s Make a Deal

The Horse gets to move your hand with The Horse gets to move your hand with his mouth in exchange for you getting his mouth in exchange for you getting to move and control the horse’s head to move and control the horse’s head

and neck.and neck.

The Horse Gets to Move Your Hand?The Horse Gets to Move Your Hand?

Jeff Morse & Gaitwood Garmisch

Fayth Preis & Harwinton Daisy Davis

Fred Herrick & Saddleback Supreme

A Poor DealA Poor Deal

The Figure 8 MapThe Figure 8 Map

Figure 8 RulesFigure 8 Rules The Horse must look inside the The Horse must look inside the

circle. circle. The Horse can not change the The Horse can not change the

speed at which you ask him to speed at which you ask him to travel. travel.

Can’t speed up or slow down.Can’t speed up or slow down. The Horse can reach down and The Horse can reach down and

forward all he wants. forward all he wants. He is free to explore. He is free to explore. You can not hold or support him with You can not hold or support him with

your hand. your hand. He can plow a trench in the ground He can plow a trench in the ground

with his nose!with his nose!

Note:Note: no rule about size of the circleno rule about size of the circle

Loop and WaveLoop and Wave

Your goal is to Your goal is to manage every manage every stridestride

With limited strides With limited strides available to get him available to get him where he needs to go, where he needs to go, the horse will find he the horse will find he has to get every stride has to get every stride as right as he can. as right as he can.

Horses learn to Horses learn to WAIT to be driven.WAIT to be driven.

The 7 Essential ExercisesThe 7 Essential Exercises

Check YourselfCheck Yourself –> –> Find Your Posture Eye SpyEye Spy –> –> Where You Look

Driving BlindDriving Blind –> –> What You Feel Squinting and BlurringSquinting and Blurring –> –> What You Feel II Lets Make a DealLets Make a Deal –> –> How to Feel the Horse

Figure 8Figure 8 –> –> How to Find Balance Loop and WaveLoop and Wave –> –> How to Find Dexterity

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Jeff, whip ~ Age 2 with his Advanced Rooster

Jeff Morse trains horses and drivers for carriage driving in the Berkshire Hills in

Massachusetts, 7 mile from Exit1 on the Mass. Pike. He is available for

clinics year round. His competition and clinic schedule is viewable here.

Jeff Morse

www.green.meads.com

green@meads.com

Green Meads farm

PO Box 158

Richmond, MA 01254

413.698.3804

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