Laura now moves into the canter, making sure he's moving through his body and into the contact. They ride the half pass and the schooling pirouette. Watch her work through the canter pirouette to see a stellar example of control and precision. After a walk break she runs him through piaffe and passage just to make sure that when she puts her aids on she gets the correct reaction. They work on the transitions into and out of the piaffe, and then perform passage in both directions. Laura keeps him honest in the connection. She changes between more collection and asking for more forward movement. The session ends with a relaxing walk.
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