A successful method for grabbing a child's attention that I have noticed from the get-go is to do lunge lessons. This way, the child can concentrate on their position and complete the exercises rather than keeping the horse on the rail. I generally start off with the same few exercises:
Upper Body
-Roll the shoulders
-Circle one arm then the other
-Both arms straight out and rotate upper torso
-Both arms straight up
Legs (without stirrups)
-Ankle rolls towards horse
-Legs straight out, then push back from the hip, then relax straight down
-Bicycle
Other
-Around the World
-Thread the needle (where they swing one leg over the neck, then flip onto their stomach and swing the same leg back over.)
Are there any more related exercises you can think of?
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