Debbie begins this session by discussing with the rider the goals of their ride. She wants to work on thoroughness in the piaffe and passage, and they begin their warm up with canter work. As they work transitions within the gait, Debbie has the rider make sure the mare is straight. They look for...

Debbie begins this session by discussing with the rider the goals of their ride. She wants to work on thoroughness in the piaffe and passage, and they begin their warm up with canter work. As they work transitions within the gait, Debbie has the rider make sure the mare is straight. They look for...

Debbie begins this session by discussing with the rider the goals of their ride. She wants to work on thoroughness in the piaffe and passage, and they begin their warm up with canter work. As they work transitions within the gait, Debbie has the rider make sure the mare is straight. They look for...

Suppleness, freedom, passage and piaffe with Alizee Froment

Suppleness, freedom, passage and piaffe with Alizee Froment.

Suppleness, freedom, passage and piaffe with Alizee Froment

Suppleness, freedom, passage and piaffe with Alizee Froment.

Suppleness, freedom, passage and piaffe with Alizee Froment

Suppleness, freedom, passage and piaffe with Alizee Froment

Suppleness, freedom, passage and piaffe with Alizee Froment

In this video Helen rides an eight year old gelding winning at PSG and I1 and on his way to GP.  They have previously warmed up, so Helen begins with the trot work, making sure that he is carrying behind and on her weight aids. She plays with the tempo in the trot asking for more collection and t...

Piaffe passage - Jean Bemelmans

Piaffe passage - Jean Bemelmans

Piaffe passage - Jean Bemelmans

Piaffe and Spanish Walk training with Alfredo Hernandez

Piaffe and Spanish Walk training with Alfredo Hernandez

Piaffe and Spanish Walk training with Alfredo Hernandez

Piaffe and Spanish Walk training with Alfredo Hernandez

Piaffe and Spanish Walk training with Alfredo Hernandez

Piaffe and passage work is the focus in this session.

They intersperse short sessions of working with assistance from the ground with a free walk to keep the horse relaxed. Alfredo shows great patience in introducing this work to him. There is a wonderful discussion about their success and the approach Alfredo uses to train these movements.

We join this team in the midst of a warm up at the trot. Alfredo asks for a little piaffe, and after watching this 20 year old gelding work, Alfredo discusses his theory on teaching the piaffe and passage and the role of the transitions. They go to the rail and ask for the piaffe out of the walk.

We join this team in the midst of a warm up at the trot. Alfredo asks for a little piaffe, and after watching this 20 year old gelding work, Alfredo discusses his theory on teaching the piaffe and passage and the role of the transitions. They go to the rail and ask for the piaffe out of the walk.

We join this team in the midst of a warm up at the trot. Alfredo asks for a little piaffe, and after watching this 20 year old gelding work, Alfredo discusses his theory on teaching the piaffe and passage and the role of the transitions. They go to the rail and ask for the piaffe out of the walk.