When schooling flying changes, Steffen wants the rider to think about the canter quality first. The horse also needs to be able to move off both of the rider's legs so that he has room to cleanly change. If the horse wants to anticipate the change, it is important to make the horse wait.

After the canter work, Steffen has them do trot work, including passage, piaffe and half pass. He wants the focus on cadence, and since the horse has a good passage, he suggests using that to help collect the trot. In the half pass, if the rider feels the trot getting flat, Steffen suggests going...

In the canter work, Steffen suggests spiraling down into a canter pirouette, but he doesn’t want the inside hind leg to come in too far. When the canter gets too short, there should be less haunches in and slightly enlarge the circle to improve the activity. Then he likes to let the horse stretch...

They work on schooling pirouettes. Steffen says to try to keep the movement and the aids simple. When schooling the movement, keep it large and only do as many strides as the horse can do with quality and then go forward out of the movement. He stresses to set the horse up correctly and then allo...

The rider now remounts, and Steffen clarifies that when she pushes with the spur it needs to mean more to the mare.  When she goes to the canter pirouette she shows a much better collection and when she breaks to the trot Steffen encourages her to make a bigger correction. He asks them to extend ...

They reverse direction and continue with the walk pirouette.  Steffen asks to ride the horse ( Steffen removes his microphone before he gets on. The rider wears it later as she watches him ride.) He begins by repeating the same exercise at the walk, using his leg for a short push rather than a ki...

To finish the ride, they school trot work, including some half-steps, passage and half pass. When asking for cadence in the passage, Steffen still wants the horse to be forward thinking. The steps should be shorter, but higher than the working trot. Anytime the horse gets flat, the rider can thin...

This German Riding Pony tends to rush and get too low in front so they start the warm-up with a slower tempo and higher neck carriage. Steffen comments that usually diving in front and being too quick go together. They do the same thing in the warm-up canter. Then they go back to the walk and try...

They start with flying changes on the long side slightly off the rail so that there is some room for straightening the horse or moving him a little off the leg. Steffen emphasizes the need for straightness before asking for the change. He also wants the rider to use the legs as the primary aids a...

Scott works with his daughter Sara on making her horse polite in the aids, supple and fluid.

Steffen Peters commentates on the Sydney riding Strauss

Steffen Peters commentates on the Sydney riding Strauss

Steffen Peters and Janet Foy, Young Horses FEI classes

Steffen Peters and Janet Foy, Young Horses FEI classes

Steffen Peters and Janet Foy, Young Horses FEI classes

Steffen Peters and Janet Foy, Young Horses FEI classes

Steffen Peters and Janet Foy, Young Horses FEI classes

Steffen Peters and Janet Foy, Young Horses FEI classes

Steffen Peters and Janet Foy, Young Horses FEI classes

ESDCTA Forum, Young Horse, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

Intermediaire II/Grand Prix

Intermediaire II/Grand Prix