Favorite Ride IQ coaches/ lessons

[Lunabear1988]

I just joined RideIQ after thinking about it for months. I wanted to have something to give me a little more direction for my rides in between lessons. I tend to either recreate what I did in my lesson previously or I just work on transitions on a circle/around the ring. All of that is very good to do I suppose but I think it gets kind of boring for both of us. I wanted to be able to do other things productively.

So far I’m loving it from listening but I have not ridden with it yet. Is there a coach you particularly enjoy? Or any lessons that you keep going back to use?

I’ve only skimmed a bit but so far I’ve really enjoyed Jon Holling (bonus is I’ve ridden with his wife) and Reese (I forget her last name please forgive me), and Jen Carter.

For context I’m mostly a dressage rider with a 5-year-old quarter horse whose rehabbing from stifle issues. He tends to be on the lazier side but also can be spooky. Overall he’s pretty good guy though. Things for me to work on is my positioning and just using different patterns more often.

[Jealoushe]

Other than your position what else do you need to work on?

For position I have heard the Holly Hudspeth - Rider Position is a good one

Also Lauren Spriser - Following elbows.

I the others really depend on what you want to work on. I personally love Gina Smiths lessons and Reeses, Laurens.

Reese’s Stretching in walk and trot is a good one to start, also her diamond exercise for straightness.

Don’t forget to check out the hack chats and in stride podcasts!

[eventammy]

Kyle Carter has been my favorite so far. He has some great lessons on steadiness in the contact, suppleness, etc that have been really helpful for me and the horses I have been riding.

[Amy3996]

Lessons with Kyle or Jen Carter or Jon Holling are some of my favorites. I also have a horse on the greener/lazier side. In Front of the Leg, Creating a Steady Connection, and W/T transitions for responsiveness are great lessons for this type.

[Lunabear1988]

I need to work on not trying too hard, especially in my lateral work. I just overthink it and sometimes contort my body or use too much leg rather than positioning.

We are working on the quality of the walk, my horse’s weak point. Also any pole exercises would be amazing. Although my horse is getting excited over poles right now, lol rehab is boring to him.

[Jealoushe]

The intro to leg yield with Gina Smith is a good one to start for lateral work, definitely recommend.

[Lunabear1988]

I’m excited to use it this weekend. I was supposed to have a real lesson today but I’ve been fighting some type of virus for a few days and have finally succumbed to the realization that I am in fact getting sick. Lol. Ugh. At this point I feel like it’s better to just take at least one day to relax so that my weekend isn’t shot.

But it’s nice to know that I have a backup since I had to cancel my lesson!