They continue with the trot work and add 10 meter voltes always asking for the horse to be forward and exaggerating the bend just for the training. The canter trot canter transitions are done with bending, and show great connection and ever better balance. They end the session with stretching with contact in both the canter and the trot.
Up Next in First Level
-
Building the foundation of training w...
When traveling to the right he is a little crooked, so they work a little shoulder in. They discuss using the whip on the shoulder only in training at home. In the canter Mr. Hess asks them for bigger strides to let him balance his body. Going to the right in the trot they help him keep his in...
-
Bernard Maurel judging FEI 5 Year Old...
Bernard Maurel judging FEI 5 Year Old Test, ridden by Danielle Thomason
-
Attentive and Responsive 1
As this Training Level/First Level horse and rider warm up, Laura Graves has the rider make sure that her gelding is attentive and has her work on yielding to the rein with a slow and steady stretch rather than with quick flexes on the reins. She guides them through exercises to get him to go off...
