They finish the ride still working on the bend and contact with a forward tempo to improve the connection. Laura helps the horse understand giving to rein pressure so that the rider is able to soften for a few moments. By the end of the ride, they are successfully working with a training level connection.
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Training Level Forward and Supple Part 1
Laura starts by wanting the rider to focus on asking the horse a question and the horse giving an answer, but she reminds us that the answer may not be the right answer. Because of this breed build, suppling will be important because that is something that is harder for him. They start by establi...
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Training Level Forward and Supple Part 2
Laura stresses that the rider needs to understand the tempo that she wants, and then the horse needs to maintain it. With the horse keeping a steady trot tempo, they move onto the circle so they can ask for bend. However, even though the rider asks for bend with the inside rein, the outside rein ...
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Training Level Forward and Supple Part 3
The pair works on bending in the trot to the left. Laura says it okay to insist on the bend, and when the horse softens then he can go straight ahead. In the canter, the horse must maintain the tempo, and the rider shouldn™t prevent the horse from breaking to the trot. That way she can focus on b...
