Laura wants the horse softer before doing tempi changes. They try to recreate a show atmosphere when the horse gets too strong in the changes. She says it important for the rider to understand when things don't feel exactly right and know how to make the movement work for you and get the horse back on the aids.
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Grand Prix Piaffe and Passage Part 1
They start working in passage. Laura suggests moving him slightly laterally in the passage so the horse loosens up throughout his entire body. When transitioning from passage to piaffe, the horse tends to get tight and lose the tempo behind. She feels the tempo is most important and, with this pa...
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Grand Prix Piaffe and Passage Part 2
At the end of the ride, they return to the piaffe and passage. Laura continues to stress suppling the horse while in passage but trying to make him sharper with the whip. When the horse loses his right hind leg, Laura suggests moving him slightly off the rider right leg to move that right hind un...
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2020 Adequan/USDF Trainers Conference...
In this video, we bring you a rider working at Grand Prix with an 11-year-old Dutch gelding. Lars Petersen works with the pair and asks the rider to be mindful of not allowing the horse to collect too much. The horse tends to become quite tense and experts help the rider work through this. Ashley...
