FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy helps a rider school canter half pass. The horse tends to not be forward enough and gets too low and tries to do a flying change upon returning to the wall. Janet insists they ride forward and in counter canter until she asks for the change, which improves the horse respons...

Asking for more activity - Debbie McDonald

Asking for more activity - Debbie McDonald

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

They continue in the canter and work on the canter half pass.  Gary explains how they need to have more quick, collecting steps, and the half pass improves as they keep the bend through the corner, bringing it onto the diagonal. He points out that its the girth that has to move sideways in the mo...