Kindergarten Exercises, USEF National Dressage Youth Coach George Williams gives us exercises to become more effective with the application and timing of the rider aids. With help from his daughter, Noel, we see how these exercises translate human thought into a common language that both horse and rider can understand: the aids.
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George Williams—Kindergarten Exercise...
In Phase 1, Relaxation to the Aids, George introduces us to six basic exercises to develop relaxation. Each exercise, ridden in posting trot, uses the rhythmical application of the rider's aids to relax the horse.
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George Williams—Kindergarten Exercise...
George Williams discusses Phase 2 of the Kindergarten Exercises: Asking for Obedience. Once the horse is relaxed from the rider aids, he demonstrates his obedience by yielding to the leg.
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George Williams—Kindergarten Exercise...
George Williams discusses Phase 3 of the Kindergarten Exercises: The Desired Effect. Once the horse understands the aids and is relaxed and obedient to them, he responds with lightness and quickness.
