Laura warms up this pair at the trot, talking about how to show the horse to stretch and loosen their back. When they move to the canter Laura has her work on an exercise they had done the previous day to prepare for the flying change- cantering on a circle and asking for counter flexion and leg yield away from the wall for a few steps without a change in the canter. When the mare becomes tense in the walk they wait until she relaxes her topline before asking for the walk canter transition.
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Preparing for the Flying Change | Lau...
They now work at improving the quality of the walk before going back to the counter canter now to the left. Laura points out that you have to be able to touch them with either rein without an undesired change. They patiently work with her as she tries to do a change on the short ends of the arena...
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Preparing for the Flying Change | Lau...
The last part of the session works on the trot. Laura encourages the rider to keep her mare responsive to her aids without being rude in the bridle, using positioning to keep her humble in the bridle. She has her ride haunches out rather than pulling back when the mare wants to charge through th...
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Prep for Flying Changes | Christoph H...
Prep for Flying Changes with Christoph Hess
