Laurens now goes to the piaffe and passage Ulysees has struggled with the piaffe and it is still in development He begins by making sure he is quick off his leg aids and is light in the front He makes sure he finds the rhythm that is comfortable for the horse and works on the basics when he becomes a bit heavy in the hand He needs to collect the passage to get the piaffe and when he has that he goes on to the piaffe In training he keeps him on curved line so he can go forward out of the piaffe if needed At this point in his training he accepts that there is room for growth in the piaffe
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