Courtney King-Dye-Dye joins DTO with an eighteen year old Dutch Warmblood who is working at the upper levels. Her assistant trainer rides him, and the lesson plan is to work on his bracing against the bit and accepting the contact, suppleness, and asking for movements in unusual places in the ri...

Position and proper bend with Courtney King-Dye

Position and proper bend with Courtney King-Dye

Position and proper bend with Courtney King-Dye.

Position and proper bend with Courtney King-Dye

Position and proper bend with Courtney King-Dye

Position and proper bend with Courtney King-Dye

Opinionated Mare and Correcting the balance with Axel Steiner.

Opinionated Mare and Correcting the balance with Axel Steiner.

Opinionated Mare and Correcting the balance with Axel Steiner

Only build enough energy that you can handle

Only build enough energy that you can handle

Courtney King-Dye-Dye teaches Corrine on Shanghai, a six year old showing at Third Level.  They demonstrate their warm up, stretching low in the first few minutes.  He has had an issue with rearing, and Courtney talks about how they have been dealing with it.  Corrine has worked with Kenny Harlow...

Courtney works with this pair on making the canter for the pirouettes rideable before schooling them.  When he shows some naughtiness, the rider rides through it and Courtney explains her approach to correcting this. They decide to continue in the trot, working on the medium trot.  He tends to of...

They continue the work on the trot half pass, controlling how quickly he moves sideways, and then move on to the medium trot on the diagonal. The previous work provides the control needed, and he shows a good lengthening without being too lofty.  The stretch at the end of the workout is exemplary...

Natalie Lamping judging Third Level Test 1, Scores and Commentary

Natalie Lamping judging FEI Developing Horse Test with scores and commentary

Scott Hassler first watches this lovely long legged mare warm up with special attention to connection to the outside rein.  In the canter right Scott asks her to ride a shoulder in.  They play with collection making sure the shoulders stay up. She shows great ability to collect and Scott cautions...

Scott Hassler first watches this lovely long legged mare warm up with special attention to connection to the outside rein.  In the canter right Scott asks her to ride a shoulder in.  They play with collection making sure the shoulders stay up. She shows great ability to collect and Scott cautions...

Scott Hassler first watches this lovely long legged mare warm up with special attention to connection to the outside rein.  In the canter right Scott asks her to ride a shoulder in.  They play with collection making sure the shoulders stay up. She shows great ability to collect and Scott cautions...

Chrissa teaches her assistant, Mel, on Piston, a 14-year-old Canadian Warmblood gelding. Mel has had some success showing him, but is having some issues with changes. Piston shows a lovely, round topline, but they have to work on getting him forward off the leg. They have taught him when Mel take...

Laura asks for a walk canter transition with a should fore position to keep him pushing with the inside hind leg.  They next work on the one loop serpentine at the canter and then the counter canter with him waiting until she asks for the flying change.  Once in a while he jigs in the walk when t...

After they take a break they work on his collected and extended walks.  in the trot Laura reminds her to use the corners and keep the quality trot. They work on transitions within the trot, going from sitting to rising.  The rider pushes him up in the shoulders and out in front of her.  They have...

Lifting the neck and back without curling the neck - Catherine Haddad