Bettina begins this lesson by discussing the importance of straightness in the dressage training scale. She coaches the rider through the aids necessary to engage the horse's hind end and unlock the poll. She offers invaluable how-to’s to improve how the horse moves.
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Solve the Problem from Behind - Part 2
They do trot-walk-trot and trot-canter-trot transitions focusing on precise and balanced transitions only when the horse is correctly balanced. Shoulder fore to shoulder-in exercises are next.
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Solve the Problem from Behind - Part 3
When doing the leg yield, they lose a bit of their suppleness, so Bettina coaches them through softening again. The same aids are applied in the canter circles with an emphasis on flexing and letting go.
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Starting the OTTB - Part 1
Robin starts with a coming 4-year-old OTTB that a client has brought along and explains how to properly start a youngster. They are just starting in his smaller ring, and the student shows the benefit of their work in the past week of having the mare go forward enough into a steady hand for her t...
