David Hunt again coaches Chris Hickey, a USDF Bronze,Silver and Gold medalist and a USDF Certified Instructor riding Valentin, an eleven-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding. They build on the work that they started on day 1.
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Grand Prix Movements Warm-up
Laura helps a Grand Prix horse and rider combination. The goal is to touch on many of the test movements, but while the horse is warming up, Laura talks about some of the high value test movements like piaffe, passage and pirouettes.
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Grand Prix Movements Canter Pirouette
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 haunch...
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Grand Prix Movements Canter Zig Zag
In the canter zig zag, Laura reminds the rider that in order not to feel rushed, the horse must start moving sideways immediately. She has the rider work on getting the horse sharp off the sideways leg. The horse has to get hot and sharp without charging forward.
