Jackie talks about feeling the horse's rhythm and how to use body language to encourage a forward walk and trot. Her goal is for the rider to do as little work as possible to get the horse to do what she asks. They work in trot doing circles, leg yield and serpentines.
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Working Less to Get More – Part 2
Jackie talks about how to get the horse to be more responsive without the rider resorting to pulling and kicking. They focus on an active walk to a working trot before moving on to warm-up canter. On the 20-meter circle, Jackie has the rider spiral in at trot and leg yield out to step into canter...
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Dressage for a Jumper
Dressage is good for jumping horses, too! Kasey coaches a rider on a horse that is typically a jumper. They work on softening his neck and poll and preventing him from getting too low by keeping a steady contact and asking the horse to come up into her hand. The horse tends to get crooked in turn...
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Training Level with an OTTB
Kasey works with a rider on an OTTB. They focus on keeping a steady contact and concentrate on the hind end coming under him, which allows the horse to settle into the contact. They try shallow changes in direction and big circles to help him start to bend but still keep the balance and contact s...
