They begin with riding the serpentine, more as an S figure to increase the strength in the inside hind leg. If the mare moves off the bit in the figure, Mr. Hess has her ride a circle during the serpentine. He asks that she stretch down enabling her hind legs to move more. They try for this wi...

Half pass zig zag, pirouette, and tempi changes with Alizee Froment

Dorothee Schneider works with this rider to make sure that the horse”a 15-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding”is listening and concentrating.œWe all know the feeling when the horse isnt listening, so we need to give him the time, she said. Once he was concentrating, they started working on the uppe...

Dorothee points out that without pressure from the rider, the horse is able to swing over his back and hold the rhythm and carry the weight in the hind leg.œThis allows you to then ride the more difficult things”piaffe and passage, she said.œThis horse is working from the hind leg to the bit”it a...

Part 2 Boyd Martin schools two very different horse and rider combinations putting several fences together The green Thoroughbred relaxes with each go and becomes more consistent with a calmer approach and less scrambling The second horse shows what a champion he is with smooth rounds with lovely...

Part 1: Boyd Martin schools two very different horse-and-rider combinations. The first rider repeats an oxer several times to help the green Thoroughbred settle and not scoot away from the landing. The second, Novice-level rider is challenged by the height, so they work on relaxing and thinking o...

Joyce guides the rider through asking the gelding to walk slower using her weight aids while keeping the walk four beat.  The trick is to get an active hind leg without piaffe or passage! When they go to the trot she does ask for steps of passage, showing both a collected passage and more forward...

They return to the canter, making sure they can collect before going to the twos. Joyce helps them make the left and right changes evenly.  She has them do transitions within the canter on the long diagonal and emphasizes being quicker in the ones.  After being successful at 15 ones, they prepare...

GP Day 2 Session 2, test ridden & scored, movements schooled with Axel Steiner

GP Day 2 Session 2, test ridden & scored, movements schooled with Axel Steiner

GP Day 2 Session 2, test ridden & scored, movements schooled with Axel Steiner

The discussion continues with the collected walk through the end of the test. There is a great explanation of how to judge the intricacies of the quick transitions and the qualities of each movement within this test This is an excellent resource for both competitors and judges.

The discussion continues with the collected walk through the end of the test. There is a great explanation of how to judge the intricacies of the quick transitions and the qualities of each movement within this test This is an excellent resource for both competitors and judges.

The discussion continues with the collected walk through the end of the test. There is a great explanation of how to judge the intricacies of the quick transitions and the qualities of each movement within this test This is an excellent resource for both competitors and judges.

Getting quickness behind with Shannon Peters

Getting quickness behind with Shannon Peters

Getting quickness behind with Shannon Peters

Arlene Tuny Page trains gait quality on Grand Prix horse

Part 2: Dorothy works with the riders as they tackle the fences. She makes subtle adjustments to their position while thoroughly explaining the biomechanics behind how the rider and horse's bodies interact. She shares some of the techniques she herself uses, including what she calls the bow flex,...