Catherine rides her Grand Prix horse, showing us a daily workout. She works on the basics, making sure he is responsive to the lightest aid and stresses how this is necessary in all riding. Catherine talks about the weight aids and how they are used through the levels. She works on making sure there is an even contact in the rein, that the horse is straight, forward and connected to the bit. As she checks the single changes, she makes sure they are dead straight and even in volume. By riding down the quarterline she can tell if he deviates to one side or the other in the change.
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Training the Grand Prix Horse, Part 2
Watch Catherine as she enters the second phase of her ride. Her work incorporates canter half pass and leg yields, always making sure the hind leg is coming through. She gives an excellent description of how to collect. She continues to the singe changes and tempi changes, again striving for stra...
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Training the Grand Prix Horse, Part 3
Catherine now adds piaffe and passage to her workout. (note: she decides to take the microphone off while doing this work). She answers questions from the auditors, including how to get the piaffe on the letter it is asked for.
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Training the Grand Prix Horse, Part 4
The answer continues as Catherine demonstrates some of the subtle problems that can happen in the transition from passage to piaffe. Another auditor asks about the bit being wrapped, and then Catherine answers a question about the contact and not overusing it. She finishes with a question about h...
