Grand Prix Movements Canter Pirouette
Laura Graves
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11m
They start with some walk canter transitions, and Laura explains that the horse needs to be hot on the hind legs, not hot running off and getting long. The horse struggles a bit in the very collected canter, which is the canter needed for the pirouette. Laura has the rider do leg yield and haunches-in in that canter so that he builds more strength and suppleness behind until the slower canter feels easier.
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