How to Ask for a Flying Change 

Ive been trying to teach myself flying changes to make my riding a little easier, and this is the first video I've found that clearly explains it! I'm glad you put it into words that pretty much anyone can understand!

Thank you for breaking it down so clearly. I would really like to know how it happened that you started with horses and then became interested in dressage, Amelia. Pardon me if I’ve missed it in another video.

Love how you broke this down in a simple, clear explanation with the slow-mo video to really see it in action. Thank you!

thank you SO MUCH! My horse is a green OTTB and she knows how to do flying changes but ive nevr figured out how to ask correctly. Everything else says "Switch pressure" or "switch weight" But you break it down so thank you!

I have no reason to be watching fancy horse vids on RU-vid but somehow I feel I have found poetry in motion 😍

Thank you for sharing with us and breaking it down for us. You helped us with a foundation by referring to more simple basics and then layered them with more specific moves we must do to make the flying change request. You talked about timing and importance of having a good canter. I really loved this video best of all your videos I have seen so far. If you ever wonder what kinds of videos do make well I would personally love to watch more videos like this if you can. Especially for the piaffe and passage. It’s like the secret life of “flying changes”. Thank you for your emails. You really are a gifted and masterful instructor and teacher not just rider. Go Amelia! #DressageQueen

This was a great video! You clearly know how to put it into such a simple move to teach! This video really helped me get the flying change!

You explained this way better than my coaches ever did! Thank you!! I actually understand what I’m doing now rather than just using my legs

The slow mo with your leg position was super helpful! Thank you!

This is great, but is it possible to show us a green horse doing changes? Have searched everywhere for a good RU-vid on the starting the flying changes.

I found ur explanation very useful and I really like how u went through this step by step

That was so well explained, thank you!

Thanks for the video! Very helpful tips!

Excellent as always :) really enjoying your videos and appreciate you taking the time to do these.

Thanks this is so helpful!

Thx so much! Best explanation and video out there.

Thank you this is helpful! When you ask for the change do you put both legs “on” or just the one behind the girth? Thank you

Love your transitions❤️🐴🐎

Hey! Could you do a video on telling which lead you are on from the rider's standpoint? Maybe adding a Go-Pro view?

Hi Amelia! I watched this video, because I am teaching my horse the flying changes. I am always struggling to find the right positioning of the shoulder. I hear you say that the aids are the same for a simple change and a flying one. Yet your aid with the reins seems different to me? In the simple change you use the walk to start asking for the bend for the new lead. In the flying change you keep the 'old' inside rein in contact during the change and only after you ask for the new bend. Is this correct?

Hi Amelia. I understand how to position the legs for the lead change. But I am not certain about the seat weight: before the lead change it is in the inside but to make the change it has to go to the outside before the change happens?

this video and explanation is some of the best i have heard and seen! thanks a lot

Thank you.

Good video. Thank you for sharing.

very helpful. thank u!

Great! nobody never talks about the weight of the rider. You did. So thank you! So your weight (rider) Ist always inside? So you have to change that too?

I ride western, but this can help me. It's the same leg aids for right or left lead.

Taught this but don't know if it's right: Cantering on left lead. Changing to right lead. I'm supposed to move the new outside left leg back an inch or 2 (like a warning ) BEFORE the actual aids for the new right lead. I find this very hard to do. Is it correct or am I misunderstanding? Thanks!

When you say “right leg right rein,” do you mean half halt with that rein?

You are so the bomb Amelia!

Can you explain, or show, how you know if your canter is good enough, jumping enough, to ask for the change? My horse changes late behind mostly and my trainer says I need a better canter..more active and round..which can be hard to get but I wish I knew what to feel for since I ride alone a lot. I ride forward but sometimes he flattens which doesn't help. Any tips?

what do you mean when you say "right rein" should i bring it more into me?

do you have a video on how to ride a straight line? if not could you make one? thanks!!!

So I have a 16 year old thoroughbred mare (not off the track) but she switches leads without me asking her, what can I do to make her stop that

THIS IS BRILLIANT

is this only for dressage or any like lead change

Why do people ask for flying lead changes? Or just lead changes at all? No hate just curious.

The only person that’s horse has the same name as my horse!

I love how Americans say ‘canner’ not ‘canTer’

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VERY HELPFUL VERY HELPFUL Mickey K Way

love your videos but straining your horses neck was distracting