While on a circle Laura has her change her posting to have 2 sitting steps and 2 standing steps, helping the horse to slow their hind leg without pulling on the reins. Laura walks with her and helps with from the ground with asking for the mare to reach more with her front legs. Laura then has her leg yield from the wall to X, and then continue on the diagonal straight in a lengthened trot. They then do transitions within the trot on a circle.
Up Next in First Level
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More Freedom In The Shoulder 3
They continue the exercise on the circle, showing more responsiveness into the medium trot. Laura finishes the session with some questions from the auditors.
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Straightness First - Part 1
The horse in the arena is barely 5 years old. As the pair warm up, Catherine explains how the rider controls the length of stride and asks her to do transitions within the trot. They do some canter work and then Catherine has the rider demonstrate putting her horse in a stretchy trot rather than ...
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Straightness First - Part 2
Catherine talks about the walk and the purpose of the bit in dressage, as well as the common mistake of riding with the hands very wide. In the sitting trot she talks about where the rider should sit, and how this rider works on the sitting trot. The rider demonstrates a working trot seat and a c...
