They continue to work on bend in the ribcage. Liz instructs the rider to use her leg before her hand to keep him supple, and when he comes out stiff to think of being in shoulder-in, travers or leg yield.
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Improving Suppleness - Part 3
They move on to the canter work, with the goal of keeping the roundness and bend to help get the horse's hind leg more under his body.
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Improving Suppleness - Part 4
The trot after the canter work shows great improvement. To finish the ride, they work on square halts ridden in a forward manner.
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Helping The Anxious Horse Focus | Dou...
Part 2: The rider gets back in the saddle and Doug Payne continues the lesson by explaining that her horse likes to pop hi shoulders to evade her, and she can work on this by opening the opposite rein a little, and maintaining correct bend. He encourages the rider to soften as soon as the horse b...