Grand Prix competitor AnnA Buffini demonstrates riding a square on a 4-year-old mare. With a young, or lower-level horse, the focus of the exercise is on straight lines and bending through the turns, which helps teach the horse how to balance back, how to turn and how to go forward off both legs. It is important to not let the horse fall in through the turns or drift instead of going straight.
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Warm Up for Second Level Horse
FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy works with a rider on a second level horse to warm up properly. It is important not to just let the horse go on the forehand, but this horse starts too low and behind the vertical, so she works on having the horse bend and stretch in the neck and reach toward the bit. Half-...
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Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel—Training ...
In Part 7 of the Training Scale series, Felicitas looks at Impulsion from the horse's point of view. She talks about the German word Schwung, which comes from swinging. Some horses have natural engagement, impulsion and swing, but we need to make sure the horse is relaxed enough that we can take ...
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Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel—Training ...
In Part 8 of the Training Scale series, Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel looks at Impulsion from the rider's point of view. In this video, she talks about how the rider can develop impulsion by finding the swing in the hips. She stresses the importance of not driving the horse forward with the seat, w...
