The 2023 First Level Test 3 is demonstrated. Mike Osinski scores and comments on the test.
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2023 USEF/USDF 4-Year-Old Test | Mike...
The 2023 USEF/USDF 4-Year-Old Test is demonstrated. Judges Mike Osinski and Kari McClain score and comment on the test.
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Improving Contact and Connection – Pa...
They work on forward and back in the trot as well as walk-trot transitions. Jackie says that the horse needs to develop the strength of the legs on the ground. Those are his “stabilizers” and what will help develop the carrying and pushing power of the hind legs. This will also improve the horse’...
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Improving Contact and Connection – Pa...
They move on to canter work from a forward trot. Jackie stresses that the rider should feel enough energy in the trot to ask for canter. That doesn’t mean rushing the horse in trot to then rush into canter. It should feel more like the horse is carrying the rider in trot so that when the rider as...
