FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy helps a rider new to dressage on a jumper being ridden in a hackamore. They work on encouraging the horse to relax, soften the neck and bend/flex gently to the inside and outside. They also work on keeping even weight in each rein and stretching into both reins at trot and canter.
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Training Level Basics Part 1
FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy works with a rider and an Arabian on the basics of training level. In the first part of the lesson, she explains the aids, how they work and how they affect the horse. They focus on circles and straight lines and maintaining the connection with the reins so that the horse b...
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Training Level Basics Part 2
FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy works with a rider and an Arabian on the basics of training level. In this second part, they continue to work on the connection and steadiness in the trot and also add some leg yield and canter work. They work on the halt transition, adding a slight inside bend and shoulder...
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Training/First Level
FEI trainer Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel works with a Training/First Level rider and this fun, 9-year-old Draft-Cross gelding.
