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 is still relaxed. They work on counter canter and flying changes.
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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...
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Lessons Trailer
This series, borrowed from our sister site Dressage Today OnDemand, comes from Grand Prix dressage trainer Silva Martin. These videos include several lessons with eventers that show warm up through practicing the complete test. The focus is on getting the horses forward and supple and then stress...
