Crimson Jewel Equestrian

Crimson Jewel Equestrian

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We are a horseback riding school that has much to offer!

Photos from Crimson Jewel Equestrian's post 10/20/2024

Sunset rides are the best! 🄰

03/23/2024

Everyone has a journey šŸ’–

Photos from Crimson Jewel Equestrian's post 01/11/2024

Pit crew for Dos! šŸ’•šŸ“

01/09/2024

ā€œlosing the shoulderā€
ā€œshoulder falling outā€
Are you confused by these terms?
When beginner riders start to learn bend, us instructors are not looking for perfect bend….. WE STRUGGLE with ā€œperfectā€ bend!!! ļæ¼ So initially, we are just happy if our students can steer the horse’s nose separate from steering it’s shouldersļæ¼.
So if your horse looks like the sketch on the left while going left, but no longer looks like this while going to the right, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! šŸŽŠšŸ¾šŸŽ‰
That’s a huge accomplishment.

But then, eventually, you take a clinic, or your instructor gets pickier, and you start hearing phrases like ā€œhis shoulder is falling out! You are losing his shoulder!ā€ Since you just spent the last six months learning how to tip the horse’s nose towards the inside of the circle, without the entire horse spiraling into the middle of the arena, the shoulder going out kind of sounds fantastic to you!

But as we get pickier, improve the horse’s balance, and prepare to learn new movements, we don’t want the horse to over bend at the base of the neck. Instead, we want the horse to ā€œbendā€ through the rib cage (what is technically happening is axial rotation, not lateral bend, but it feels and looks like lateral bend, so don’t worry too much about the semantics) and lateral flexion at the poll, BUT NOT much lateral bend at the base of the neck.

If the horse is straight in the rib cage and straight in the neck, but practically hinged where the neck meets the spine, it gives the feel/appearance of the shoulders bulging outward. To fix it, we start to utilize inside leg to outside rein connection.

This is when the magic starts to happen in your riding!!!! It’s not the easiest stage to understand but stick with it. You are now at the point that you can start to really influence the horse in a positive way.

Instead of taking from the horse, you are soon in a position to really give to the horse, and make them feel better in their body!

01/01/2024

Happy New Year 2024!! You are spectacular! ā™„ļøšŸ“

12/21/2023

Use those trainer rewards everyone! They expire 12/24/23! Shopping with them gifts the school horses! ā™„ļøšŸŽ„šŸ“

There’s still time to get great deals on Holiday items! Don’t wait too long though, supplies are limited!

Photos from Crimson Jewel Equestrian's post 11/30/2023

Sunset and moon rise with beautiful Gitana ā™„ļø

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256 New Holland Road
Aiken, SC
29801