The rider introduces herself and her 4-year-old and as they warm up Dr. Moller has them start on their easier side while asking for the horse to go to the inside leg to outside rein. When he canters instead of trotting, they return to the trot and then circle while working on contact on both reins. Dr. Moller has the rider ask more of her mount and let him know when his response is not what she wants. He works on the position of her elbows and shoulders, reminds her to use her legs first in the trot-halt transitions. He has them walk two steps forward and halt and then trot, checking on the responsiveness.
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Training Level, Keep the Contact, Part 2
Now they nearly halt from the trot and then trot forward again, resulting in him getting lighter in the contact. They work on keeping him straight and using the leg when he comes above the bit. Even in the walk break the horse needs to allow the rider to touch his mouth while stretching down. As...
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USDF Sport Horse Prospect Development...
This young mare shows a very positive, forward ride, and Ingo Pape encourages the rider to ask for her to stretch down more. He talks about inner and outer relaxation, and while the mare is alert, she's totally positive with energy that can be channeled, a great quality in a sport horse. Becaus...
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USDF Sport Horse Prospect Development...
They now move on to the canter, choosing the right moment to ask for the depart. Ingo asks that she keep the canter forward, relaxing the topline. When the mare trots, he asks for the up transition while keeping the tempo of the trot. The quality of the canter is wonderful, but the mare strugg...
