Naughtiness and Correct Training 2
Dressage Problem Solving
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13m
Courtney works with this pair on making the canter for the pirouettes rideable before schooling them. When he shows some naughtiness, the rider rides through it and Courtney explains her approach to correcting this. They decide to continue in the trot, working on the medium trot. He tends to offer a too-lofty trot (they are not working on passage) and they encourage the balance needed for the exercise. They perform trot half pass, slowing down his sideways tendency and asking for sMoller steps.
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