Training Level Test 4, ridden with scores and commentary.

Scott Hassler starts this pair out by asking the rider to direct the trot she wants, using a definite post to communicate to her horse.  With consistent, clear riding this youngster relaxes more, and they work on getting him supple in his body with serpentines.  In the canter Scott stresses that ...

Contact, Frame, Transitions, Work in Hand - Colonel Christian Carde

We join Kasey and this rider on a 5 year old after a trot warm up. They work on his canter transitions, straightness in the canter, and consistent contact.

Contact, Frame, Transitions, Work in Hand - Colonel Christian Carde

They continue with the stretchy trot, showing great use of his lower back. Scott reviews the ride so far, and brings up interesting points about when to use the half halt to avoid increasing the tension. Scott has her increase and decrease her canter by one mile an hour at a time, resulting in a ...

Contact, Frame, Transitions, Work in Hand - Colonel Christian Carde

Kasey Perry-Glass joins DressageToday with a wonderful session with a green 5 year old searching for better connection and canter departs. Her kind and patient training helps this pair smooth out their departs, create better transitions and improve their stretchy trot.

Scott takes questions from the rider and the auditors including creating balance in a young horse. Another question is about which horses in the clinic should do the Young Horse classes.

A question comes up about Hubertus use of bend.

Tutorial, Training Level Canter Transitions with Debbie McDonald

Transitions, Elastic Elbows, Four Year Old with Dr. Dieter Schule

20M Circles with Debbie McDonald

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 sam...

The rider introduces herself and her 4-year-old and as they warm up Dr. Moller has them start on their easier side while asking for the horse to go to the inside leg to outside rein. When he canters instead of trotting, they return to the trot and then circle while working on contact on both rein...

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...

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...

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...

Video 1: Basic Training Of the Five Year Old- Christoph Hess begins this rider with leg yielding on a circle, looking for the horse to stretch down. Once the horse has relaxed they move into the rising trot with a giving rein. They work on creating more suppleness.

Training Level through Intermediare 1 with Christoph Hess

Video 1: Basic Training Of the Five Year Old- Christoph Hess begins this rider with leg yielding on a circle, looking for the horse to stretch down. Once the horse has relaxed they move into the rising trot with a giving rein. They work on creating more suppleness.

Video 1: Basic Training Of the Five Year Old- Christoph Hess begins this rider with leg yielding on a circle, looking for the horse to stretch down. Once the horse has relaxed they move into the rising trot with a giving rein. They work on creating more suppleness.

Video 1: Basic Training Of the Five Year Old- Christoph Hess begins this rider with leg yielding on a circle, looking for the horse to stretch down. Once the horse has relaxed they move into the rising trot with a giving rein. They work on creating more suppleness.

Video 1: Basic Training Of the Five Year Old- Christoph Hess begins this rider with leg yielding on a circle, looking for the horse to stretch down. Once the horse has relaxed they move into the rising trot with a giving rein. They work on creating more suppleness.