Catherine Haddad brings us a series of lessons on her training system, showing how to train a horse to the highest levels so they can teach the rider. She begins with an eighteen year old schoolmaster and a beginner rider, but speaks how she starts all of the horses out in their warm up the same, and why. The frame is adjusted to the appropriate frame for the horse. For this older horse that needs to warm up his back and loins she asks for the head and neck to be lower with the hind legs reaching under.
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Training Level, Keep the Contact | Dr...
Now they nearly halt from the trot and then trot forward again, resulting in him getting lighter in the contact. They work on keeping him straight and using the leg when he comes above the bit. Even in the walk break the horse needs to allow the rider to touch his mouth while stretching down. As...
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USDF Sport Horse PD Forum - Baby Basi...
This young mare shows a very positive, forward ride, and Ingo Pape encourages the rider to ask for her to stretch down more. He talks about inner and outer relaxation, and while the mare is alert, she's totally positive with energy that can be channeled, a great quality in a sport horse. Becaus...
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USDF Sport Horse PD Forum - Baby Basi...
They now move on to the canter, choosing the right moment to ask for the depart. Ingo asks that she keep the canter forward, relaxing the topline. When the mare trots, he asks for the up transition while keeping the tempo of the trot. The quality of the canter is wonderful, but the mare strugg...
