Part 2: Catherine works with the rider to improve his shoulder in. She explains that the idea in riding shoulder in is that the outside shoulder becomes much freer, and by positioning the horse the rider allows that shoulder to come forward with a lot more motion. They work on creating elevation and expression using the leg yield. Catherine explains that at the upper levels they often use leg yield in place of half pass, as it's less taxing on the horse but allows many of the same principles to be taught. She encourages the rider to achieve collection my making the loin and hindquarters shorter rather than the neck.
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Preparation - Part 3
Part 3: Catherine works with the rider to finesse the aides. They focus on riding the horse's skin, as at this level the horse should respond the the slightest touch. She explain using a rein aid to ask the horse to relax his poll, and how she does this after every movement to make sure her horse...
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Preparation - Part 4
Part 4: Catherine works with the rider on flying changes. She coaches him to ride more from his body weight to get the change. She coaches the rider to use the rein to communicate to the horse to keep his body straight and the tip of his spur for a more refined aide to ask for the change. They wo...
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Preparation - Part 5
Part 5: Catherine wants the rider to pay more attention to keeping the horse's shoulders outside of the bend in half pass. They work on this by practicing the movements and aides in shoulder in. Catherine identifies that the horse goes flat in the half pass because he drops his shoulder. They wor...
