Cavalettis | Medium
Work on tight turns.
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Discover our ground pole and cavaletti exercises to improve your work with your horse! Filter the cavaletti and ground pole exercise sheets based on your riding level and available equipment. Trot poles, cavaletti courses... Explore a wide range of options!
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Cavalettis | Medium
Work on rhythm and balance over an evolving geometric layout. The central square allows a straight or angled approach, offering two levels of difficulty within the same exercise. The adjustable poles then lead onto a circle on the right rein or left rein, making it an ideal tool both for the intermediate horse and for a horse in rehabilitation. The exercise also develops bend and the horse’s ability to feel and control the placement of its limbs in space — knowing where it puts its feet without looking, by playing with the approach angles.
Cavalettis | Easy
Handiness and accuracy of the line
Cavalettis | Medium
To stay consistent in the gaits and achieve neat transitions with a focus on encouraging the horse to pick up it's feet.
Cavalettis | Hard
Work on diagonal jumps and straightness
Cavalettis | Hard
The aim is to use lateral work to achieve straightness, then proceed to jump the cavaletti, all while managing the horse's pace. This exercise develops straightness, lateral suppleness, accuracy of track, and quality of canter in front of a jump.
Cavalettis | Medium
To have a horse attentive to the rider’s aids, without anticipation and in a calm manner.
Cavalettis | Medium
Straightness, calmness, and rider position
Cavalettis | Easy
Keep your horse calm and work on straightness.
Cavalettis | Medium
• Accuracy of the line Straightness on approach to the poles Balance through the turns Control of the gaits Gentle muscle strengthening
Cavalettis | Easy
This exercise has several objectives, both for the horse and the rider. - Maintain calmness before jumping - Work on canter transitions - Work on bending and changes of bend For the rider, this exercise is interesting to perform without stirrups in order to improve: - position - steadiness of the hands - following the jump over small fences
Cavalettis | Medium
To vary the amplitude of the canter stride over the same distance in a repetitive sequence.
Cavalettis | Customizable
Straighten your horse on a line
Cavalettis | Medium
To have a horse that is attentive to your aids and maintains a steady rhythm.
Cavalettis | Medium
Ride smooth curves while maintaining impulsion.
Cavalettis | Easy
🎯 Educational objectives: Work on the accuracy of transitions. Improve the horse’s responsiveness to the aids. Focus the rider’s attention on visual markers. Prepare a clean and calm approach to a cavaletti.
Cavalettis | Medium
Training on a course
Cavalettis | Medium
To work on straightness and rhythm.
Cavalettis | Easy
To work on straightness, bending, canter transitions, engagement, and rhythm.
Cavalettis | Customizable
pikking up there feet
With Appaloo Equestrian, find ideas for cavaletti and ground pole exercises with your horse
Discover a wide selection of ground pole and cavaletti exercises, tested and added by the Appaloo Equestrian riding community!
Cavaletti are small obstacles that are perfect when you don't feel like setting up a full course with jump standards and jumping big fences. They are also an important part of the early training of young horses as they develop physically and athletically.
Despite their low height, cavaletti are far from being easy. They are a great way to work on your horse's flatwork, balance and control. They can also help you improve your show jumping, as they teach both horse and rider to manage rhythm, straightness, stride and lines.
Trotting over ground poles is another excellent way to develop your jumping skills. Ground pole exercises help build a balanced, athletic physique while improving the connection between the horse's mind and body.
On Appaloo Equestrian, you'll find a wide range of cavaletti and ground pole exercises, each designed to support your horse's development in both dressage and show jumping.
Our ground pole and cavaletti sessions
Our sessions are sorted according to the rider and horse's level, training area and available equipment.
Looking for THE cavaletti session that's right for you? Use the search bar to select your difficulty level (easy, intermediate, advanced or adaptable) and your training area (arena, round pen or outdoors).
You can also select the equipment you have available and how many you have (jump poles, cavaletti, cones, etc.).
Simply hit "Search" and choose the cavaletti exercises that appeal to you. And to make sure you never lose track of your favourites, save them for later with a simple tap of the heart button!
Don't forget to come back to this discipline page from time to time to discover new exercises. Sessions are sorted by default according to their publication date, making it easy to find the latest riding exercises added to the platform.
You can also use the different filters to find the exercise that best matches your needs. With a wide range of training goals, facilities, difficulty levels and exercises, you'll be spoilt for choice!
You can work on rhythm, balance, tempo, cadence, suppleness and bend, helping both you and your horse progress in your riding.
We also provide step-by-step instructions explaining exactly what to do to successfully complete each exercise. We'll highlight the difficulties you may encounter and give you tips on how to overcome them if you're struggling.
For exercises where precise distances are required, we'll even calculate the distance between your ground poles, based on the number of strides, the gait and your horse's size.
In short, we've got all the essential tips you need to make the most of your training session with your horse.
And don't forget to tag us on social media when you're riding one of your favourite exercises — we'll share it! We may even suggest a similar exercise available on the platform.
In the meantime, we wish you a great cavaletti session with Appaloo Equestrian! ;)
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