Video of Neo using the Equi Ami training aid

[Aeia]

I know there's been some discussion about pessoas and similar training aids on here a few times now. I use an Equi Ami with Neo and it works quite well. The first clip is on the right rein which is his weaker rein and I don't think he's going that well. Doesn't help that I'm holding the lunge rein and camera so don't have a lunge whip so he's not so attentive!

YouTube - MVI 1933

The second is on the left rein where he's softening a lot more even in trot.

YouTube - MVI_1934.AVI

Comments welcome!:)

Andrea

[BEX101]

I was actually just thinking last night of rigging up something similar for Mitch with some bungee rope. He's only a mini so you dont really get many training aids in his size.

[coloredred]

He looks good but I think you need to fit it slightly tighter, it seems from what I can see in the videos that it's quite loose around his bum which means he's still being lazy with his back legs, it's also quite loose at the front so isn't really encouraging him to soften into it as he can still have his head exactly where he wants it without it coming into effect at all.