They start working in passage. Laura suggests moving him slightly laterally in the passage so the horse loosens up throughout his entire body. When transitioning from passage to piaffe, the horse tends to get tight and lose the tempo behind. She feels the tempo is most important and, with this particular horse, he has to be moving slightly laterally to stay loose.
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Grand Prix Piaffe and Passage Part 2
At the end of the ride, they return to the piaffe and passage. Laura continues to stress suppling the horse while in passage but trying to make him sharper with the whip. When the horse loses his right hind leg, Laura suggests moving him slightly off the rider right leg to move that right hind un...
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Intermediate II - Piaffe/Passage | Ja...
Janet works with both on transitions from piaffe to passage.
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Focus on basics, changes and piaffe a...
Focus on basics, changes and piaffe and passage with Martin Schaudt