1st Level, Training Thru the Levels | Janet Foy & Steffen Peters | PART 01
Steffen Peters
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1st Level, Training Thru the Levels - Janet Foy & Steffen Peters
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Improving Contact and Connection – Pa...
They move on to canter work from a forward trot. Jackie stresses that the rider should feel enough energy in the trot to ask for canter. That doesn’t mean rushing the horse in trot to then rush into canter. It should feel more like the horse is carrying the rider in trot so that when the rider as...
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Improving Contact and Connection – Pa...
They work on forward and back in the trot as well as walk-trot transitions. Jackie says that the horse needs to develop the strength of the legs on the ground. Those are his “stabilizers” and what will help develop the carrying and pushing power of the hind legs. This will also improve the horse’...
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Suppleness in the Trot
They finish the ride with trot work. Steffen wants to make sure the basic rideability of the horse is the priority. This is the case regardless of what they are doing – half pass, half steps, trot lengthening, halt, etc. Steffen wants the rider to slow down and take her time to make sure the ride...
