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.

Young Horse Focus with Catherine Haddad

Young Horse Focus with Catherine Haddad

Young Horse Focus with Catherine Haddad

What should your 5 yr. old be doing? - Katrin Bettenworth

What should your 5 yr. old be doing? - Katrin Bettenworth

Uwe Mechlem judging First Level Test Four

Uwe Mechlem judging First Level Test Four

USEF 4 Year Old Young Hourse Championship-Finale

When this leggy bay comes in Scott has them continue their warm up while he explains the reason for this clinic. He talks about the importance of the gap between the three and four year olds and USDF In hand classes and Materiale and the USEF High Performance Horses for 4,5, and 6 year olds.  Thi...

Scott talks about how at this stage in their training that they ride forward transitions.  They ride the trot circles with him accepting the seat and back of the rider, an d more as if he was a seven year old.  He shows a beautiful go button, but before they go to the canter he has her ride serpe...

As the horse gets a walk break, Scott reviews that they need to work him through for short periods of time.  They need to work on him being more relaxed in his back and through in his topline. By doing transitions within the canter they teach him the change his balance and carry more.  He next as...

Transitions within the gait

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.

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...

Janet explains that the balance for First Level is the same as for Training Level...a level balance that is not on the forehand. She clarifies what the lengthenings should be at First Level, and then has the demo riders work on leg yields. Janet scores and gives commentary on their rides.

Janet explains that the balance for First Level is the same as for Training Level...a level balance that is not on the forehand. She clarifies what the lengthenings should be at First, and then has the demo riders work on leg yields. Janet scores and gives commentary on their rides. The lengtheni...

The next movement to school is the canter across the diagonal with the simple change at X. Both horses demonstrate how important it is to be straight, and show the proper number of trot steps for the transition. The center line entrance with a halt and trot off is next, and Janet gives tips on h...

The challenge is now to add forward and back without losing the suppleness. The horse shows a great stretch after this work on suppleness.

The Young Horse basic training with Oliver Oelrich

The Young Horse basic training with Oliver Oelrich