Dorothee made a point to tell riders to always have contact when they stretch the horse. There is no stretch without contact. She asked this rider to stretch the 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding on the snaffle rein saying,œShow him the way; take your hand a little to the side and then directly forward to show him to the stretching.
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Prix St. Georges, Day 2 | Dorothee Sc...
Dorothee continues to work with this pair on relaxation and later the preparation for pirouette. She asks the rider to ride travers canter on 10- to 12-meter circle line to prepare for pirouette moving the horse's hind leg a little more inside but not too much sideways and then moving out.
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Prix St. Georges | Gary Rockwell | PA...
Gary watches this Prix St. Georges pair warm up and encourages the rider to keep a more open frame in the trot. He has them change the balance before the simple change.
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Prix St. Georges | Gary Rockwell | PA...
Next, Gary has the pair work on self carriage in the trot work without the rider helping too much.
