The position and neck are great in the trot half pass, but Mr. Steiner asks for more energy in the trot. The work has brought better connection and carriage. as shown in the shoulder ins and medium trots. They also school the walk pirouettes, and allow her to stretch when she shows tension. Mr....

The position and neck are great in the trot half pass, but Mr. Steiner asks for more energy in the trot. The work has brought better connection and carriage. as shown in the shoulder ins and medium trots. They also school the walk pirouettes, and allow her to stretch when she shows tension. Mr....

Scott Hassler watches this pair warm up, encouraging them to build on the ride they had the previous day.  He suggests a shoulder fore past a spooky spot in the trot work and asks the rider to remember to keep the mare light footed in the canter.  After watching the warm up Scott talks about the ...

After reviewing the warm up they work on keeping the mare going with a light-footed, active canter and ride transitions within the gait. When they find that canter they add the half pass. Scott has her ride shoulder in on the long side to correct some problems in the half pass with connection in ...

Scott points out that the horse actually has six gaits- the left and right of each gait.  She needs different exercises for each side of the gait to work on her issues. He reviews keeping the contact and connection in the walk.  The mare shows better and better engagement and connection in her tr...

When they return to work after a walk break, Scott emphasizes that each transition is important, including the first one because horses learn by consistency.  They collect for a few steps while keeping active, and check for suppleness and softness.  He explains that collection is compression, whe...

Lars watches them warm up and helps get the mare more in front of the leg and pushing. They ride the trot half pass and Lars offers advice on keeping her more into the bit.

They first work on their walk canter transitions. Lars helps them find the correct straightness and connection to ride productive pirouettes.

Lars asks for more push and connection in the tempis.

Steffen Peters helps this pair relax in their warm up using lots of walk halt transitions, asking for control of the first step out of the halt to set the tempo. Right from the beginning he looks for the horse to be in front of the leg and even in the reins. They work through the trot being pre...

Steffen explains how it is more effective to come back and try the pirouette again shortly after making a correction, and how much the horse has to be able to perform the movement with energy and self carriage to move up to CDI classes. He points out that the spur is used for correction rather t...

They return to the walk pirouettes and Steffen asks the rider to raise her standards so the horse moves off her calf, not her spur and points out how raising her expectation to the response to her aids will improve the more difficult movements. He has her ride the canter half passes from I1 keepi...

Do you have a horse who is challenged by old injuries? Watch how USDF gold medalist Mimi Stanley deals with her mare's old check-ligament injury as they ride at the Prix St. Georges s/Intermediate I level and school Grand Prix.

Mimi rides her own talented mare with the challenge of a check-ligament injury and shows us how her training varies to deal with this issue.

Mimi goes to the trot and works through all the lateral work.

Mimi rides the canter half pass, threes and twos while working on straightness.

Mimi demonstrates her strategy for riding the mediums with this mare taking into consideration her past injuries.

Test and tips for Fourth Level Test One with Christoph Hess

Test and tips for Fourth Level Test One with Christoph Hess

Test and tips for Fourth Level Test One with Christoph Hess

In our fourth video with Laurens we observe him teaching a lesson with a top young rider and a seven year old stallion.  They work on carrying more weight on the hind legs and then ask him to go more forward.  He has very big gaits so they are careful to keep him uphill with the collection availa...

Laurens has work on collection with a lengthening in the frame and we see a profound change in the balance.  In the trot the horse shows a lot of suspension and expression, but they want to be able to collect with a quicker rhythm.  He asks that the rider bend him in preparation for the half pass...

He gets a good long walk break, and they come back to work on the extended trot with self carriage.  They keep the trot quick and together and strong without being passage.  They look for collected with engaged hind legs.

U.S. Olympian Steffen Peters helps this pair relax in a new and exciting environment. They use leg yields on the circle to encourage suppleness and giving to the inside rein. He works with the mare in hand to be sure that she is focusing on the rider more, even when being led.