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Steffen Peters—Grand Prix with a Forward-Thinking Mare
Steffen Peters works with a rider and her accomplished and forward-thinking mare who have been competing Grand Prix level for a few years. The rider works on lengthening the horse's neck at the trot, which results in the mare getting a little ahead of the rider. Steffen advises the rider to maint...
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Steffen Peters—Young Rider Focus on Collection
Steffen Peters coaches a successful young rider currently advancing toward Intermediare I and Prix St. Georges level. Steffen explains that to succeed at these levels, the horse needs to become more sensitive overall and get in front of the leg while achieving more collection. They warm up with a...
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Steffen Peters—Training Ride on a Prix St. Georges Horse
Join Steffen Peters for a schooling ride on his new horse, Mani’s Endeavor. Following their first time showing Prix St. Georges together, Steffen continues developing the horse. Starting with movements like half-pass and walk pirouettes, Steffen works through his warm-up and gets the horse’s atte...
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Steffen Peters – Schooling a Prix St. Georges Horse – Day 2 Part 1
Steffen Peters and a clinic rider work on lengthening and collecting the canter on the long side with the goal that the transitions are easily available to the rider. In the canter pirouette, Steffen explains that the outside leg is a reminding leg – not a constant aid. There is a careful balance...
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Steffen Peters – Schooling a Prix St. Georges Horse – Day 2 Part 2
Steffen Peters talks about tempi changes. He suggests getting the two tempis extremely reliable before starting with the one tempis. It is also important to always keep the quality of the canter in mind. Since this horse gets tight in the changes, he suggests allowing the horse to stretch down in...
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Steffen Peters – Schooling a Prix St. Georges Horse – Day 2 Part 3
Steffen Peters and the rider work on schooling piaffe. Steffen explains the rider needs to use her legs to correct the piaffe, not maintain the piaffe. He also wants to think about this work playfully. They might do some different movements in between and then test a little piaffe to see if it is...
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Steffen Peters – Schooling an Upper-Level Pony – Day 2 Warm-Up
The German Riding Pony returns for the second clinic day, and Steffen Peters and the rider continue to build on the first day’s work. In the warm-up, Steffen wants the rider to correctly set up the pony, but then the pony needs to carry himself and maintain what is being asked of him. They mainly...
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Steffen Peters - Schooling an Upper-Level Pony – Day 2 Canter Pirouettes
Steffen Peters’ goal is to have the German Riding Pony do a great degree of collection. Before going to the canter pirouettes, he has the rider and the pony try walk pirouettes. It’s important to not allow the horse to get too slow. He needs to keep the same tempo in the collected walk as in the ...
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Steffen Peters – Schooling an Upper-Level Pony – Day 2 Flying Changes
Steffen Peters and the clinic rider move on to canter half-pass and flying changes with the German Sport Pony. Steffen’s top priority is energy and suppleness. Collection is secondary. The half-pass should be forward-thinking. He wants the rider to wait and make sure the pony is very straight bef...
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Steffen Peters – Schooling an Upper-Level Pony – Day 2 Trot Work
Trot work is saved for the end of the ride. Steffen Peters and the clinic rider try schooling some passage, half-pass and half-steps that are in front of the leg. If the pony starts to lag in the tempo or cadence, Steffen suggests freshening the trot with a few steps of rising trot or even canter...
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Steffen Peters - Managing a Strong Mare - Part 1
Steffen Peters starts by riding a mare on the second day of a clinic. He says that forward is great, but the horse can’t run through the rider’s aids. The horse must not try to take over in any capacity. Steffen likes how easily forward the mare is, but she needs to come back more promptly. And w...
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Steffen Peters - Managing a Strong Mare – Part 2
After Steffen Peters rides the mare on the second day of the clinic, the owner/rider gets back on her horse. Steffen wants the rider to be able to shorten the horse’s entire frame – not just her neck, but from her ears to her tail. They do this by small lengthenings in trot and canter and then br...
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Steffen Peters – Managing a Strong Mare – Part 3
Steffen Peters and the clinic rider continue working on the mare's half halts as well as forward and back in all gaits. The horse needs strong seat support coming back with a holding leg aid – not a pushing forward leg aid. The goal is to slowly increase the time lengthening without having her ru...
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Third Level: Training Through the Levels | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters | PART 02
Third/3rd Level Training, Through the Levels - Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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Training Level/E Gait Evaluation Through the Levels | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
Third/3rd Level Training, Through the Levels - Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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Third Level: Training Through the Levels | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters | PART 04
Third/3rd Level Training, Through the Levels - Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters | PART 04
ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters | PART 02
ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters | PART 03
ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters | PART 04
ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 3rd/Third Level/M, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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Symposium: Day 1, Third/Fourth Level | Steffen Peters & Scott Hassler
Steffen works with this rider and the 2012 Hanoverian Sandaro on the flying changes.
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Straightness | Steffen Peters | PART 04
Steffen has them return to the trot, riding a 10 meter half circle to the half pass and pointing out how picky he is about the beginning of the half pass and making sure the haunches arent leading. When she becomes a bit tight in the back they go to rising trot, then ride shoulder in down the lon...
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Straightness | Steffen Peters | PART 01
Steffen begins with this mare moving up to Third by asking for walk halt transitions that show relaxation. In the walk pirouettes he emphasizes she should be responsive to the outside leg aids and uses them to teach the aids and sequence of the steps. He helps her develop the correct leg positi...
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Third Level Work | Steffen Peters | PART 01
We join Steffen Peters with this Third Level pair as they are doing their trot work in their warm up. Steffen works with the rider to make sure she presents a trot and canter that looks easier and less against the bridle. He looks to have the length of the horse's frame more adjustable and show m...