Laura helps the rider get the quality and tempo of canter she wants before asking for a change. That has to be there first. She warns, however, that when the changes are successful, not to just stop. It is fine to reward the horse, but it is important to finish the canter and ride a down transition so the horse doesn't learn to quit right after a good change.
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Grand Prix Tempi Changes | Laura Graves
Laura wants the horse softer before doing tempi changes. They try to recreate a show atmosphere when the horse gets too strong in the changes. She says it important for the rider to understand when things don't feel exactly right and know how to make the movement work for you and get the horse ba...
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Tempi Changes | Lauren Sprieser
Grand Prix trainer and competitor Lauren Sprieser demonstrates exercises she uses to introduce the one-tempi changes as well as (off the horse) what her aids are for the one-tempis. She stresses that the horse needs to be on the aids and listening and not use his power to do the changes. The hors...
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Forward and Straight in Flying Change...
In the first part of this video, Shannon helps the rider establish clarity in going forward. It is important to establish forward in the warmup to set the tone for the rest of the ride. The horse must react to the leg by going forward, but also needs to carry himself and not depend on the rider l...
