Chrissa introduces Mel, her assistant, riding her own horse, Piston, a 14-year-old Canadian Warmblood gelding. They have had success showing, but are having some issues with changes. He shows a lovely, round topline, but they have to work on getting him forward off the leg. They have taught him when she takes her leg off she going to kick, so he should go forward from taking the leg off. With lazy horses Chrissa suggests changing the tempo often to keep them sharp to the aids. They ride lovely stretchy circles at both the trot and canter before going to work.
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Lower-Level Schoolmaster, Part 2
They start the canter work with Chrissa helping her keep him more up in the frame. They ride a shoulder in and haunches in and then a leg yield before trying the single change. He doesnt accept the aid for the change so they ride it again after getting him a bit more on his haunches. They change ...
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Suspension and Engagement
Capitalizing on suspension and engagement, Charles de Kunffy works with a rider to improve her horse lengthening and collection on the second day of the clinic, after developing the foundation on the first day.
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Straightness at the Second Level with...
As they ask for the canter, the mare becomes wiggly, so they work the shoulder fore at the walk until she is bored with it before going to the canter. They show a good example of using the counterflexion to correct the shoulder. With several walk canter walk transitions, the connection becomes ...
