Serpentines are a great exercise to work on suppleness and to get your horse focused, bending, and on the aids! Sometimes, especially, when you are first learning how to ride a serpentine, it can be very difficult to visualize what exactly the serpentine should look like! This video includes some INCREDIBLE drone footage that shoulder really help you to visualize the shape of the serpentine.
The 3 loop serpentine shows up in Training Level Test 3 and the judges are very picky about the accuracy of the figure and showing a clear change of bend!
Here are a few tips to help you improve your 3 loop serpentine:
- A 3 loop serpentine is 3, half 20 meter circles
- Be sure NOT to ride any corners or straight lines in your serpentine
- Change your posting diagonal each time crossing the centerline
- Show a clear change of bend when you cross the centerline
Serpentines are one of THE BEST warm-up exercises to get your horse focused, supple, and on the aids. Give it a try and let me know in the comments how it is going for you!
