When Janet Foy begins this lesson she talks about what the test writers had in mind when they rewrote the dressage tests. She covers the geometry of doing the two ten meter half circles as well as how to ride them- invaluable information for those performing these tests! Janet explains the importance of accuracy. She then schools the second horse through the half circles return to the rail, and the stretchy circle at the trot. She gives more advice from a judges' standpoint, and how to avoid losing points. Janet next has them work on the trot lengthenings.
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Test: First Level, Test 2
Test: First Level, Test 2
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Schooling First Level Test Movements ...
Janet now has them work on the canter lengthenings with tips on how to garner points. They next work on the leg yields and Debbie steps in to help with the mare on her lengthenings and her problems with the connection. They work on transitions within the canter on a twenty meter circle using the ...
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Schooling First Level Test Movements ...
Schooling First Level Test Movements with Debbie McDonald and Janet Foy