We join this pair as they are trotting in the warm up, and Laura encourages the rider to use his inside leg when she leans in on the circle.  She explains that the position of the mare's  rib cage affects her balance and asks for him to move it to the outside.  Laura has him make the circle sMoll...

Laura has them work on the walk while the mare catches her breath, and gives great tips on riding the transitions from the walk to the free walk.  When they return to the trot they perform a shoulder fore.  They use counter flexion to bring her shoulders to the inside.  Laura helps him correctly ...

The horse in the arena is barely 5 years old. As the pair warm up, Catherine explains how the rider controls the length of stride and asks her to do transitions within the trot. They do some canter work and then Catherine has the rider demonstrate putting her horse in a stretchy trot rather than ...

Catherine talks about the walk and the purpose of the bit in dressage, as well as the common mistake of riding with the hands very wide. In the sitting trot she talks about where the rider should sit, and how this rider works on the sitting trot. The rider demonstrates a working trot seat and a c...

Catherine talks about how the horse lift his neck, and how the rider's leg should put some impulsion into the horse. The rider demonstrates how impulsion lifts the horse's neck by adding impulsion with her leg and allowed the horse to come up with the rein. Catherine explains how a young horse is...

They move on to the preparing for the canter after a walk break.  They continue asking him to move forward while being soft in the hand.  Cesar asks for the same aids for the down transition, making sure it comes from the seat and keeps the hindquarters active.  they work on transitions within th...

Canter and the Young Horse at the Training Level with Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz

Canter and the Young Horse at the Training Level with Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz

Hilda Gurney judging Training Level Test 3

Hilda Gurney judging Training Level Test 4

Training Level, Part 1. Ms. Fore explains that this lovely young Dutch Warmblood gelding must continue his solid basics. They work particularly with the contact on the reins.

Training Level, Part 2. On the trot circle, Ms. Fore asks for the horse to stretch down into the contact maintaining roundness. She stresses using the circle points to ask for rebalancing half halts.

Training Level, Part 3. Ms. Fore explains how to introduce the idea of weight bearing to the young horse. She requires that he not go faster, but rather that he increase the activity of the hind legs and carry himself.

Training Level, Part 4. They continue the exercise of riding ten meter circles in each corner at the trot. To encourage him to lift his withers rather than his poll, she suggest choosing the correct exercises.

Training Level, Part 5. This segment begins with shoulder fore at the walk. They continue with a very good sitting trot on a three loop serpentine. There are many good tips for rider position to aid these efforts.

Training Level, Part 6. Work continues in the canter, asking the horse to shorten his stride and carry himself better. Ms. Fore directs that he should be in both reins, with the rider determining the canter rather than the horse.

Training Level, Part 7

Richard now works with his rider opening up his stride down the long side by going forward with her body.  They work through some shying in the corner, and Richard talks about how she had been using her body before in her aids, and the phrase he's behind my leg rather than he should be more respo...

Contact, whip use, forward at the Training Level with Jose Mendez

Contact, whip use, forward at the Training Level with Jose Mendez

Contact, whip use, forward at the Training Level with Jose Mendez

Contact, whip use, forward at the Training Level with Jose Mendez

Contact, whip use, forward at the Training Level with Jose Mendez

Contact Primer at the Training Level with Colonel Christian Carde