Here Rafael has the ride use traver and counter bend to facilitate honest contact and obtain a less hectic and immediate transition from the piaffe. Many stretch moments are shown to encourage the relaxed and soft outline desired.

Tempi work is done in this section.

In this part they focus on the half pass, zig-zag using a logical sequence of exercises to put the zig-zag together and at the same time improve the contact.

In hand work for piaffe and then onboard piaffe work with Hilda Gurney

Debbie McDonald offers great tips on how to improve your passage and piaffe. She leads this extraordinary pair through exercises to create a straight, forward and relaxed passage. The total running time of this three-part video is 41:30.

Janet explains Intermediate II and assists from the ground in the piaffe with two horses.

Janet works with both on transitions from piaffe to passage.

Canter pirouette, piaffe passage with Colonel Christian Carde

Canter pirouette, piaffe passage with Colonel Christian Carde

Alfredo Hernandez watches this pair warm up and then evaluates what they need to work on in the lesson. He points out that they need to work the front and back end in the piaffe and passage, and that only working the hind end forces them on to the forehand. Alfredo helps from the ground encouragi...

Alfredo Hernandez watches this pair warm up and then evaluates what they need to work on in the lesson. He points out that they need to work the front and back end in the piaffe and passage, and that only working the hind end forces them on to the forehand. Alfredo helps from the ground encouragi...

Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bendin...

Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bendin...

Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bendin...

This beautiful twelve year old Rheinlander begins with an exemplary extended walk. As they begin the trot Juan asks for a lower neck. During the warm up he asks to maintain the contact. They work on transitions within the gait in the shoulder in at the trot.

This beautiful twelve year old Rheinlander begins with an exemplary extended walk. As they begin the trot Juan asks for a lower neck. During the warm up he asks to maintain the contact. They work on transitions within the gait in the shoulder in at the trot.

This beautiful twelve year old Rheinlander begins with an exemplary extended walk. As they begin the trot Juan asks for a lower neck. During the warm up he asks to maintain the contact. They work on transitions within the gait in the shoulder in at the trot.

How to improve the piaffe/passage with Catherine Haddad

In this first video, Courtney King-Dye and Anne Gribbons discuss quicker movement vs. more loftiness for the piaffe and passage. The rider begins her session with Courtney and works on making her gelding quicker. Courtney discusses how a rider's worst enemy is freezing in the passage--putting the...

In this video, we move on to Day 2 when Courtney works with the rider on pirouettes and offers exercises to increase the quickness behind. They also work on the half pass.

In this video, we move on to Day 2 when Courtney works with the rider on pirouettes and offers exercises to increase the quickness behind. They also work on the half pass.

In this first video, Courtney King-Dye and Anne Gribbons discuss quicker movement vs. more loftiness for the piaffe and passage. The rider begins her session with Courtney and works on making her gelding quicker. Courtney discusses how a rider's worst enemy is freezing in the passage--putting the...

Catherine Haddad Staller - piaffe, passage, and throughness