More Forward | Gary Rockwell | PART 01
Rider Position and Aids
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We join Gary as this pair warms up, and he encourages the rider to ask for a lower frame to let him stretch his back. They use a three loop serpentine and bending to help him release and swing through his back. By increasing the bend and then releasing when he gives the horse comes more on the bit.
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More Forward |Gary Rockwell | PART 02
Gary now has them ride the shoulder in and then they take a walk break. Gary explains that with this type of horse you always have to ask for a little more than they offer; in the walk they need to be on the edge of the trot, and in the trot at the edge of canter. He points out that when she as...
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More Forward |Gary Rockwell | PART 03
After a walk break Gary has them do half turns on the haunches while keeping the walk steps quicker and sMoller. He coaches her to keep the walk rhythm by quickening her seat. They do walk canter transitions and then the three loop serpentine with no change of lead.
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Body Awareness | Mary Wanless | PART 01
Mary begins her private lesson with this rider by finding out what they have come to the clinic to accomplish. She fist observes them at walk, trot and canter. As they go to trot the horse speeds up and Mary points out that the only way to fix the horse is to be aware of what her body is doing. S...
