FEI 6 Year Old Young Horse Test

ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

Janet starts out this session on Third level with the demo riders warming up in the trot and explains that suppleness will solve a lot of their problems.  They perform the trot half pass from centerline, and Janet explains some of the common problems that happen in this movement.  To help get the...

Janet explains how one of the horses needs to be more compressed at this level, and how his conformation affects that. She has the other horse perform the canter half pass to centerline and then go straight. Janet talks about the diagonal aids and how to use them to bend the horse around the insi...

The auditors have questions, including some background on one of the demo horses, and how Janet helped the rider work through his habit of throwing himself on her left leg.  The next question is about whether the half pass is haunches in on the diagonal or shoulder in going sideways.  Janet is th...

Third 3 is now ridden as Janet scores and gives commentary on the test ride.  She explains why she gives the scores and offers tidbits on what to improve.

Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bendin...

Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bendin...

Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bendin...

Daniel Dockx works with this horse and rider pair over the course of two days. During the warm-up on the first day, this horse evades the contact and slows. To correct this, Daniel asks the rider for bigger steps to keep the horse through his back and on the contact. As the horse steps bigger, th...

The transitions within the canter go well, and they ask the horse to stretch down. The next challenge is to pick up the reins, but keep him stretching into the contact. In the trot they go from working to a half halt to forward, resulting in bigger steps. They ask him for a forward extended trot ...

The trot has more push from behind and shows great improvement. Daniel explains how important it is to get a reaction from the horse when you ask. After a walk break, he asks for the rider to lower the horse's neck on a 15-meter trot circle while keeping the quality of the trot.

Going to the left they work on the 15-meter circle and the rider needs more inside leg to create the needed bend. Daniel gives a great explanation of moving the horse off the inside leg to get the desired bend. He has them do a great exercise to improve the bend and contact.

Lars clarifies with the rider how to have a more steady contact.

Collection without loss of activity - Martin Schaudt

Collection without loss of activity - Martin Schaudt

Changes, Straightness, Riding a square halt - Hilda Gurney

Axel Steiner, 3rd Level Test 2, 3-3 Test ridden

Axel Steiner Judging Commentary, 3rd Level Test 1

Axel Steiner Judging Commentary, 3rd Level Test 1