Part 3: The riders perform different components of a Dressage test with William offering live feedback and scoring. Viewers receive expert insight in real-time and are able to test their perception and assessment of each movement against William's. Through thoughtful critique William provides the tools necessary for clinic riders and viewers alike to work to elevate each component of their own tests, to at least a seven.
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Alignment & Balance - Trailer 1
International rider and coach Asia Thayer works with a rider to bring her resistant horse into alignment and balance. Using the circle as a tool, Asia coaches the rider to use gentle rein aids as much as necessary to be able to move the horse's nose, but never to hold the aid. The horse relaxes a...
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Alignment & Balance - Part 1
Asia works with a rider whose horse gets her neck so short that it's very hard to get her to use her back and hind end. She explains that though the mare has good energy, the rider now we needs to get relaxation. If a horse is tense and tight, then likely they're not in balance and or very atten...
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Alignment & Balance - Part 2
As they move to working at the trot, Asia points out that when a horse gets supple, they have to get supple in their rib cage. The rider works to get her horse to bend by bringing her shoulders around the inside leg. In order to do this, she has to achieve control of the mare's shoulders, neck an...
