The half-halt rebalances the horse, asking him to shift more weight onto his hind end and recycling forward energy to his hind legs. In this video, Ashley Donadt offers simple exercises to help you feel and understand the mechanics of the half-halt, explains why and how it’s used, and teaches you...

With a horse that has a tendency to get too low and curl, Kasey wants to make sure the rider focuses on the half-halt bringing the horse’s shoulders up and the hindquarters under. However, she wants the half-halt mostly through the seat so that the hand doesn’t take too much and make the horse cu...

U.S. Olympian Steffen Peters helps this pair with riding half halts to create more self-carriage. If you have a strong, forward-thinking horse, this is the video for you!

Steffen sets the standard of a true half halt.

Steffen schools her horse, but has taken his microphone off. What a great opportunity to watch an Olympian work on half halts!

With improved half halts Steffen now moves on to the twos.

Steffen has the rider remount, and they work on her position, use of aids and responsiveness in the search for true self carriage.

They ride transitions with particular attention to how many steps it takes to collect and ride the trot“walk transition.

They work the trot halt trot transitions without using the reins to accomplish the halt and Catherine explains the importance of this skill in creating the half halt. She also describes how she uses the spurs, and they then show half pass, a single change and counter canter. She answers a questi...

Half Halt Tutorial with Dr. Ulf Moller

They work the trot halt trot transitions without using the reins to accomplish the halt and Catherine explains the importance of this skill in creating the half halt. She also describes how she uses the spurs, and they then show half pass, a single change and counter canter. She answers a questi...

When this pair begins to warm up, Nicholas has them think about the ability for a down transition at any given moment.  He uses riding a square to get them to do half halts more often and to get the horse to wait for her.  He asks that she find a place to give in the walk so the horse relaxes.  N...

Nicholas explains that he is looking for the horse to look for the bit and stay in the trot in the position he asks for until he asks him for something else.  He rides him in a figure 8 or serpentine until he make a change of direction with the horse still reaching for the bit through the change ...

After the rider remounts Nicholas has her work on making sure she can get a half halt with the ability to walk at any moment.  They look for moments when they can give on the reins.  The walk pirouettes show improvement from the previous day of the clinic.

They now go to the canter, and when she gives the rein he becomes rounder.  They use a ten meter circle to help with collection, and do some good canter walk transitions. When going right, he accepts the right leg better.  He shows more relaxation in the stretchy trot, and looks for the bit when ...

How to use the half halt - Hilda Gurney

How to half halt, How to Halt, How to Use the Hand and Arm

How to half halt, How to Halt, How to Use the Hand and Arm

The warm up for this eight year old mare begins with the walk, showing an exceptional walk that moves through her whole body. Mr. Gmoser provides a clear explanation of why the ride should start with the walk, and what to look for in the progression of the walk warm up, including the extended wa...

The warm up for this eight year old mare begins with the walk, showing an exceptional walk that moves through her whole body. Mr. Gmoser provides a clear explanation of why the ride should start with the walk, and what to look for in the progression of the walk warm up, including the extended wa...

The warm up for this eight year old mare begins with the walk, showing an exceptional walk that moves through her whole body. Mr. Gmoser provides a clear explanation of why the ride should start with the walk, and what to look for in the progression of the walk warm up, including the extended wa...

The warm up for this eight year old mare begins with the walk, showing an exceptional walk that moves through her whole body. Mr. Gmoser provides a clear explanation of why the ride should start with the walk, and what to look for in the progression of the walk warm up, including the extended wa...

The warm up for this eight year old mare begins with the walk, showing an exceptional walk that moves through her whole body. Mr. Gmoser provides a clear explanation of why the ride should start with the walk, and what to look for in the progression of the walk warm up, including the extended wa...

The warm up for this eight year old mare begins with the walk, showing an exceptional walk that moves through her whole body. Mr. Gmoser provides a clear explanation of why the ride should start with the walk, and what to look for in the progression of the walk warm up, including the extended wa...