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Egg & Spoon
What you'll need
- Spoon
- Darning egg (far cheaper
than buying lots of eggs) or
a golf ball (you can buy a
darning egg in the sewing
section of Wal-Mart)
Preparation
- None
 Game
Rider hold the egg on
the spoon while riding
around the arena.
Variations:
- Hold the egg in
different positions:
eye level, out to
the side, in front,
in opposite hand
- Close eyes while
holding egg and
spoon
- Walk/trot/canter
around arena
- Walk/trot/canter
over poles
- Jump a small
crossrail
- Switch hands
while at the
walk/trot/canter
- Stand in saddle
- Two-point
position
Added
Benefits:
This exercise
teaches quiet hands.
It challenges the
rider to keep the
hands steady and
still and quiet,
without extravagant
excess movement.
Focus is on keeping
the lower body
moving with the
horse, as desired,
and keeping the
upper body still in
order to keep from
dropping the egg.
With a darning egg,
the rider can drop
the egg as many
times as needed, and
it still won't
break, even if the
horse kicks it.
Thanks
to Catherine and Angel for being willing participants!
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