leg yeilding

[jumpers4me]

How do u easily teach leg yielding. do u guys teach it at the walk or trot first. (my guess is walk?) Also, what are the exact aids for asking for a leg yeild?

[What'szat]

I definitely teach it at the walk first, ONE STEP AT A TIME!! Most importatntly keep your eyes ahead, on something at the end of the arena. If you are leg yielding to the right, use your right rein direct, left rein slightly indirect, and left leg right at the girth. Your horse should have a gentle left bend. Use your right leg for forward motion. I stressed ONE STEP AT A TIME, although you should make sure you have forward motion. Also your horse should understand sidepass before you move on to leg yield. Make sure to practice it a little at a time, and give lots of reward to your horse, imagine how hard it is for you to learn a foreign language.

[jumpers4me]

thanks a ton!

[Masquerade]

http://www.newrider.com/Library/Riding_Tips/leg_yield.html
with video clips and everything!

[kawaiihana]

What you need to do to teach your horse to leg yeild has nothing to do with them side passing. True, it does help, but it is not necessary. Make sure your outside rein is a little shorter than the inside, the inside rein held out a bit off the horses neck and with a little slack. Push and release with your inside leg, using your outside leg to control when needed. If the horse begins to move faster, gently pulse the inside rein, or pull it lightly. Keep giving with your inside leg, and make sure the slack returns to the inside rein. Your horse should soon learn, after a few speeding up and slowing down transitions, that he needs to give into the pressure of your inside leg.
Good luck. ^.^

[sherie]

the first thing I teach my young horses is to do a turn o n the forehand,which is really a legyield in place. Start with a halt. Then ask your horse to move his haunches one step at a time to the side while the forehand stays somewhat stationary.For example,pushwith your left leg and as he starts to go forward you squeeze your right rein i.e. your halfhalt rein. when he does this easily, allow him to to with more forward motion and there you have your legyield. Piece o cake.always reward immediately for even the smallest achievements. Go to trot after walk leg yields are mastered. ;)

[geegee]

always look in the direction you want to move to, i.e if you are asking to yeild to the left look left as this appears to help ! also if you get to much bend straighten for a few strides and then ask again. my instructor says my biggest problem with leg yielding is asking with my leg too far behind the girth instead of on it as he has instructed. when i do as i am told all is well and we can do it!!