Nicholas Fyffe works with Jimmie Schramm, an upper level Event rider and her competition partner, Bellamy, an Oldenberg Thoroughbred cross. Nicholas talks about how he warms up which is to do a marching walk with the neck low on both reins. When he becomes too light in the rein, he has her coaches her to keep him in front of the leg while keeping the contact. In the trot he asks her to keep the same shape with the head low before asking him to go long. They use the half halt to rebalance , and when she brings him back he has her activate the hind leg a bit more. The serpentine is added. She is competing in an Eventing Three Star in two weeks, and they talk about the specific movements in that test. (NOTE- the dressage tests for Eventing are different than regular Dressage tests.) Nicholas talks about how important it is to keep the horse submissive and ready for work at all times. They work on walk canter walk transitions.
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Working Through Flying Change Issues ...
Nicholas has her do the rubber band exercise which involves transitions within the canter on a circle. They next work on the canter serpentine with no change of lead, and Nicholas gives her an exercise to increase his suppleness in the canter. They ride the counter canter to a single change. T...
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Working Through Flying Change Issues ...
They return to the walk canter walk transitions and he gives her a great exercise to improve them. This is a must see for those who struggle with the single change and the walk canter walk transitions.
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Working Through Flying Change Issues ...
After a walk break from this strenuous work, Nicholas has her go to the trot to work on the medium. They begin with the shoulders a bit too low, and he helps her with that balance. The trot half pass is next with exacting coaching on the turn and the shape. It's interesting to note how happy he...
