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.

As it begins raining, Laura discusses the current training issues with this rider and her mare.  They warm up and in the leg yield Laura asks them to think of forward and sideways equally with the shoulders leading slightly.  She shows Laura her canter and then they leg yield on a circle in the c...

While on a circle Laura has her change her posting to have 2 sitting steps and 2 standing steps, helping the horse to slow their hind leg without pulling on the reins.  Laura walks with her and helps with from the ground with asking for the mare to reach more with her front legs.  Laura then has ...

They continue the exercise on the circle, showing more responsiveness into the medium trot.  Laura finishes the session with some questions from the auditors.

Training Level tests 1, 2 and 3 with scores and Q & A

Training Level tests 1, 2 and 3 with scores and Q & A

Training Level tests 1, 2 and 3 with scores and Q & A

Training Level tests 1, 2 and 3 with scores and Q & A

Training Level tests 1, 2 and 3 with scores and Q & A

Training Level tests 1, 2 and 3 with scores and Q & A

This horse also evades a forward trot by giving a little canter, and Debbie helps her use that to her advantage.  They end the session talking about how to establish a contact and keep it even when they object, and one of the horses provides more opportunities to demonstrate how to ride through t...

Debbie now works with a second rider and begins by talking about rein contact.  She then demonstrates getting a horse round.  He shows some resistance to the contact once they start trotting, and we have an excellent opportunity to get tips on what to do when the horse balks when asked to go on t...

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