Hilda Gurney rides her Grand Prix horse, Wintersnow, in his third year at GP. She talks about the importance of the walk in the test and the obstacles to having a good walk. They warm up on a looser rein, going through all three gaits with transitions and lateral work. Watch for a great warm up that works all parts of the body of the horse with relaxation and throughness. When she goes to the tempi changes, she performs them in the shoulder in. After an extraordinary number of beautiful changes, she rewards him with a free walk break.
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Grand Prix Workout - Part 2
They continue in the collected trot and move through travers, half pass and shoulder in. When all is working well they add the piaffe from both the trot and walk. He shows some great passage and she reminds herself about rein length. After another walk break they work on the pirouettes, and th...
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Grand Prix Warm-Up
Laura helps a rider with a horse working at Grand Prix. Since the horse is established at this level, she wants to make sure the rider is being very accurate through the corners and bending on a volte in true canter and counter canter.
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Grand Prix Movements 1
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 tran...
