On the second day of this clinic Janet starts with questions from the auditors about how to deal with a spooking horse.

Janet explains that the balance of the horse as they perform the movements makes them able to be competitive at that level.  She discusses the amount of collection required at PSG as well as the amount of bend needed for the volte.  She offers great advice for riding the half pass and finishing i...

Janet helps her with the canter pirouettes, first discussing the importance of riding the correct line and show the collection on that line.  She suggests the rider lower the neck in the pirouette and using more outside leg to guide him on to the correct line.  Janet helps her with the suppleness...

Uwe Mechlem judging S/Advanced Class

The rider remounts, and Colonel Carde talks about how the horse must learn to obey the hand and not resist by going up. He gives a wonderful explanation of how to accomplish this, and how important it is to refrain from pulling. He also explains what true lightness is. The horse and rider sh...

Beginning with a serpentine at the canter, they now ask for the changes as they cross the centerline. By doing this, they gain more control, and the fours are straighter when they again do them on the third track. When they work on the canter pirouette, they start with the best canter, and then ...

Beginning with a serpentine at the canter, they now ask for the changes as they cross the centerline. By doing this, they gain more control, and the fours are straighter when they again do them on the third track. When they work on the canter pirouette, they start with the best canter, and then ...

Beginning with a serpentine at the canter, they now ask for the changes as they cross the centerline. By doing this, they gain more control, and the fours are straighter when they again do them on the third track. When they work on the canter pirouette, they start with the best canter, and then ...

The trot work includes shoulder in, half pass, trot halt transitions and medium trot. They ride the trot section of the PSG test.

They add the half pass to this exercise, and Cesar offers great tips on improving the scores on this movement. To make the half pass better, he asks for more bend. In the medium and extended trot across the long diagonal, Mr. Torrente stresses the transitions in and out, and using the corners. ...

Hubertus has them demonstrate the fours and threes, showing great straightness and harmony.

They add the half pass to this exercise, and Cesar offers great tips on improving the scores on this movement. To make the half pass better, he asks for more bend. In the medium and extended trot across the long diagonal, Mr. Torrente stresses the transitions in and out, and using the corners. ...

Rafael Soto, FEI, Straightness through the shoulder

Rafael Soto, FEI, Straightness through the shoulder

Rafael Soto, FEI, Straightness through the shoulder

Rafael Soto, FEI, Rafael works on improving the straightness

Rafael Soto, FEI, Rafael works on improving the straightness

Rafael Soto, FEI, Rafael works on improving the straightness

FEI judge Janet Foy guides these two riders through two of the upper level movements: the trot half pass and canter pirouettes. She provides detailed explanations of the aids needed and discusses what the judges are looking for in the movements.

Janet works with these two upper level riders on the correct bend in the half pass.

Next, Janet explains how to change the bend in the trot half pass zigzag, and stresses the importance of the horse moving off the leg in the movement.

Finally, Janet explains what judges are looking for in a good pirouette, and gives the riders exercises to break down the movement to manageable parts.

U.S. Olympian Laura Graves coaches this young rider who is preparing for her first CDI with a special emphasis on canter pirouettes, tempi changes and the medium and extended trot. If you have struggled with relaxation in the upper level movements or with finding the small steps that lay the grou...

Lateral work to engage the hind leg with Rafael Soto