Joyce Heuitink teaches a lesson with an international Grand Prix rider. As they start their warm up walk, Joyce encourages her to stretch his neck forward and keep the hind legs active. In the trot the rider should have speed control, determining the pace. They next work on trot halt trot transitions, and in the canter they work on straightness. The first flying change is from the counter canter on a circle. After the canter work they return to the trot.
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Grand Prix Movements 2
Joyce guides the rider through asking the gelding to walk slower using her weight aids while keeping the walk four beat. The trick is to get an active hind leg without piaffe or passage! When they go to the trot she does ask for steps of passage, showing both a collected passage and more forward...
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Grand Prix Movements 3
They return to the canter, making sure they can collect before going to the twos. Joyce helps them make the left and right changes evenly. She has them do transitions within the canter on the long diagonal and emphasizes being quicker in the ones. After being successful at 15 ones, they prepare...
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GP Day 2 Session 2, test ridden & sco...
GP Day 2 Session 2, test ridden & scored, movements schooled with Axel Steiner