Sharon White coaches a rider through a dressage test with insights into how to ride for the best score. Watch for tips on the stretchy trot circle, canter–trot–canter transitions and accuracy when riding the figures.
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Sharon White—Better Dressage Test Scores
Sharon White begins this lesson with a discussion of when to use spurs. She helps the rider get the horse to push more from behind, stay straight on a circle and ride accurate figures. They ride leg-yields from the quarterlines and centerline to the track to improve the rider’s inside leg to outs...
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Robin Walker – Moving Up to Training ...
USEA Eventing Coaches Program faculty member Robin Walker guides a young rider through flatwork exercises that require the skills needed to move up to Training, focusing on balance, adjustability, and rider position.
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Robin Walker – Moving Up to Training ...
Robin Walker, faculty member of the USEA Eventing Coaches Program, works with a Novice level rider schooling Training level. He first discusses what skills trainers should work on with their students to enable them to successfully move up the levels. One challenge is the horse tends to leave long...