Olivia coaches a rider working on second level movements, including 10-meter circles. In the trot, she emphasizes using shoulder fore in both directions to engage the inside hind leg. In the 10-meter circles in canter, she stresses keeping the horse on the outside aids throughout while keeping the jump in the canter.
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Walking the Magic Square
Grand Prix competitor AnnA Buffini shows how to introduce your horse to the idea of riding a square. Practicing it at a walk shows your horse tendencies but gives you more time to adjust compared to doing it at a canter. The goal is for the horse to be straight on the lines and bending through th...
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Riding the Magic Square with a Lower-...
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....
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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-...
