Richard Davison responds to a request from the auditors at the Dressage Convention by presenting a session on riding the flying change.  He explains that the rider needs to prepare the trailing hind leg for the change.  By having an event horse and a dressage horse perform single changes we get a...

FEI, Adjustability, Tempi changes with Jan Brink

FEI, Adjustability, Tempi changes with Jan Brink

FEI, Adjustability, Tempi changes with Jan Brink

The mare jigs a bit during the walk break, and Laura suggests leg yielding her when she does.  The canter work is from the trot, but Laura has her make sure their walk trot transitions are clear first with no jigging.  They repeat the shoulder in exercise at the canter, keeping them straight unti...

Connection, Straightnes, Single Changes with Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz

Connection, Straightnes, Single Changes with Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz

Collection and changes with Henk Van Bergen

Collection and changes with Henk Van Bergen

Collection and changes with Henk Van Bergen

Dressage Today is happy to offer a great schooling opportunity to this amazing horse as she shies strongly away from the camera the first time by! Christoph encourages the rider to stay in the shoulder in as he helps the horse work through the hotness. They use the shoulder in on a circle by the ...

The next goal is the flying change. Even as they walk, Christoph requires that they are more active with a marching walk while stretching. They first do walk“canter“walk transitions. He insists on a sharp, quality canter in front of the rider to prepare her for the changes. They ride a serpentine...

Chrissa Hoffman rides Faustus, a third level horse that she is helping with the changes. She discovered the issues that led to his flying change problems, and has just gotten him to the point of beginning to work on the tempis. She begins by placing him deep in the neck during the warmup to ke...

Chrissa Hoffman rides Faustus, a third level horse that she is helping with the changes. She discovered the issues that led to his flying change problems, and has just gotten him to the point of beginning to work on the tempis. She begins by placing him deep in the neck during the warmup to ke...

German master Christoph Hess helps this rider whose horse is severely behind the vertical and ducking behind the bridal. He has the rider use a very long rein with lite contact encouraging the horse to push his nose out to the bit the entire time. Improvement can be seen at the end of this first ...

The focus is how to hold your hands, how to think of the correct bit contact and the importance of making your horse always be forward and in front of the leg.

Discussion of using the seat to keep the withers up. Catherine also makes big improvements in the flying changes, teaching Annie to use parallel aids.

Bettering the tempi changes with Alex Gerding

Bettering the tempi changes with Alex Gerding

Bettering the tempi changes with Alex Gerding

This 4th level pair begins with the walk in a round frame keeping the contact on the rein.  Hilda explains how they go through all the levels in their warm up, so they encourage the mare to bend and stretch with a nice tempo.  She gives a description on how to shorten the reins to keep from pulli...

This pair shows their talent at the lateral work showing great bending through the whole body and the proper angle in shoulder in and travers.  After a walk break they work on the fours with great tips from Hilda on making them work better.  The walk and canter pirouettes are next and Hilda helps...

Anticipation in the changes with Chrissa Hoffmann