with Janet Foy and Debbie McDonald

Helen Langehanenberg teaches a lesson with one of her trainers on a five year old.  They first look for looseness and suppleness with stretching in the warm up.  When they move on to the work, Helen asks that he be sitting and uphill in the movements.  In the canter they work on walk canter trans...

Charles de Kunffy works with this rider on managing her horse tendency to rush. He helps her post slower to decrease her horse tempo and explains that when the horse rushes with a short stride, he does not have enough suspension or elevation. It not about asking the horse to move more forward”it ...

Rafael Soto, Level-exercises suitable 2nd-GP/L-S, Improving the connection

Rafael Soto, 2nd level, Getting Control

Rafael Soto, 2nd level, Getting Control

Rafael Soto, 2nd level, Getting Control

12 new videos now available focusing on every movement and general expectations required at these levels. Here the judges perspective and see the trainer work with the horse and rider to improve their performance. Super clinic broken down into short tutorials. Mini-clips shown at greatly reduced ...

Laura begins working with a nervous, tense mare by asking for a bit of counter flexion, helping her to flex and relax her back. They continue using this tip when warming up in the canter, making sure the mare allows herself to be positioned either to the right or the left without a flying change....

Laura points out that with a nervous horse it is sometimes best to put them to work to deal with the energy.  She offers great advice on schooling the extended walk with a horse that curls. To prepare for the flying changes Laura has her first ride the canter in the shoulder fore position and tra...

Natalie Lamping judging Second Level Test 3 with scores and commentary

Marlene Schneider Second Level Test 1

Marlene Schneider Second Level Test 2

Shannon watches this horse warm up and suggests that they work on getting the joints to bend more even at the beginning of the ride. They start with haunches in at the canter and go on to renvers in the trot, thinking about lifting his shoulder in this movement. They continue to challenge his st...

Shannon watches this horse warm up and suggests that they work on getting the joints to bend more even at the beginning of the ride. They start with haunches in at the canter and go on to renvers in the trot, thinking about lifting his shoulder in this movement. They continue to challenge his st...

Janet Foy and Steffen Peters, Second Level/L,

Janet Foy and Steffen Peters, Second Level/L,

Intermediare II/Grand Prix | Janet Foy | PART 05

Balance Basics with Debbie McDonald at the Second and Third Level

Balance Basics with Debbie McDonald at the Second and Third Level

Adelinde's next rider is wanting to give her horse a good experience and asks for help controlling his powerful neck.  She has the rider work on keeping the rhythm in the hind legs but to continue to slow down.  The goal is to be able to let go of him in the front without him trying to take over.

Adelinde's next rider is wanting to give her horse a good experience and asks for help controlling his powerful neck.  She has the rider work on keeping the rhythm in the hind legs but to continue to slow down.  The goal is to be able to let go of him in the front without him trying to take over.

Adelinde's next rider is wanting to give her horse a good experience and asks for help controlling his powerful neck.  She has the rider work on keeping the rhythm in the hind legs but to continue to slow down.  The goal is to be able to let go of him in the front without him trying to take over.

Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel works with a rider and her Spanish horse on creating spring in the horse movement, as well as gaining better control of the horse shoulders and haunches to improve the straightness and alignment in his body.