Bettina helps school an event rider in dressage. After warming up on their own, they start with an exercise over cavalletti in an arc. Bettina points out the importance of the line and balance while making subtle changes in the rider’s position. When they go large, Bettina helps her keep the push from the inside hind leg.
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Robin Walker – Beginner Novice Consis...
Robin Walker works with a beginner novice rider on understanding and keeping a consistent contact to help improve her OTTBs way of going Robin first acts as the reins as they walk forward to help encourage the horse to soften in the mouth Then he has the rider work on the same thing while going f...
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Training Level Dressage
Phyllis Dawson coaches a training level event rider on getting her horse's back looser and more relaxed so the horse has more swing to his stride and is more through. She says that getting the horse looser starts with getting the rider looser.
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Intermediate Level Dressage Warm-up
The intermediate level rider warms up his horse on the flat. Clinic participants observe and make notes to come up with their instruction plans to help the pair.
