Ms. Peters asks for the halt, and then the piaffe straight from the halt. With her help from the ground, they ask for a few steps in place rather than a lot moving forward. When they move out of the piaffe, they are careful to maintain the balance they have achieved.

Laura explains and has her student demonstrate how to shorten the reins easily and effectively. She also gives examples of riders getting out of position when shortening the reins and how that affects the horse.

Sharpening the aids to get a good reaction with Debbie McDonald.

Self carriage, responsiveness to the aids, getting activity with Debbie McDonald

Nancy Later leads a lunge lesson focusing on the rider position and how it affects the movement of the horse. She asks the rider to first shift their weight to each side to demonstrate how the horse tries to stay underneath her. They next demonstrate how tightening the thighs affects the horse. N...

Nancy Later leads a lunge lesson focusing on the rider position and how it affects the movement of the horse. She asks the rider to first shift their weight to each side to demonstrate how the horse tries to stay underneath her. They next demonstrate how tightening the thighs affects the horse. N...

They move on to the preparing for the canter after a walk break.  They continue asking him to move forward while being soft in the hand.  Cesar asks for the same aids for the down transition, making sure it comes from the seat and keeps the hindquarters active.  they work on transitions within th...

Catherine Haddad leads us through her philosophy on where riders should sit on their horse. By talking about how the skeleton should sit on the back, she illustrates the physiological reasons the rider should sit on the back and where the legs will lay. This feeds directly into saddle design and ...

Seat and Position Lecture with Colleen Kelly

Seat and Position Lecture with Colleen Kelly

Seat and Position Lecture with Colleen Kelly

Seat and Position Lecture with Colleen Kelly

Seat and Position Lecture with Colleen Kelly

Seat and Position Lecture with Colleen Kelly

Seat and Position Lecture with Colleen Kelly

Gary Rockwell helps this rider with the use of her arms and hands when bending in the corners and with establishing the right tempo. They incorporate the three loop serpentine for more bending. Gary has them ride trot leg yields while asking for roundness.

In the canter warm up Gary has her work on better bending to get him more on the bit. They ride 15 meter circles for accuracy in the geometry and bend.

Gary gives a great explanation of having a plan for the corrections that need to be made when there is a mistake. They ride accurate walk canter transitions and work on roundness. Canter half passes from centerline to C are next. He concludes with suggestions on what her training should include ...

Axel helps this rider move from First to Second Level on a schoolmaster gelding, and challenges her to ride without stirrups.

They continue without stirrups in the canter and work on canter walk and walk canter. This produces a better frame in the trot, and they do some trot halt trot transitions.

Axel now has her ride turns on the haunches and the rein back.

Axel asks for the canter to be more forward and they show a much improved trot after the canter.

Axel gives great coaching on achieving a better free walk. They ride leg yields working on keeping the same trot with good rider positioning. Axel explains how to ride the shoulder in with the horse connected to the outside rein.