Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel works with a rider and her Spanish horse on creating spring in the horse movement, as well as gaining better control of the horse shoulders and haunches to improve the straightness and alignment in his body.

Hilda Gurney judging Second Level, Test 4

Hilda Gurney judging Second Level Test 4

Having your horse wait for the aid with Courtney King-Dye

Next they focus on the walk and practice it as though it were in a test. A tip he gives is to really use your corner to prepare for the diagonal. In the canter work, Ulf wants the rider to really bend and go for a long stride canter, before going to collection. Collect, using seat and leg, not ha...

Gareth Hughes coaches his working student and her five year old gelding, beginning with the warm up and covering what a young horse requires. He presents an interesting description of how different parts of the body of the rider influence different parts of the horse. As they go to the canter, he...

Gareth talks about the walk and what qualities to look for before returning to the trot. They work on increasing his leg speed without running him out of his balance before going to shoulder fore. He explains what lateral work he expects from a five year old to build a foundation for future train...

Gareth explains the reason for using the movements in training and what they accomplish. He also talks about giving the horse breaks during training and how they need to understand that when you pick up the reins it is time for work. They use transitions within the trot to check on balance, and G...

They begin the work in the trot, paying attention to keeping the bit still in the mouth and making a connection with the outside rein. They add a serpentine of three loops and leg yielding at the trot. Gary gives excellent tips on how to keep him straight on the outside rein in the leg yield.

They move on to the preparing for the canter after a walk break.  They continue asking him to move forward while being soft in the hand.  Cesar asks for the same aids for the down transition, making sure it comes from the seat and keeps the hindquarters active.  they work on transitions within th...

Hubertus asks them to do a more swinging trot and carry that into the 10 meter volte, and next works on the trot halt transitions. They do walk canter transitions and then a 12 meter volte. Hubertus explains what to look for in the training of a five year old.

Rider one is Raz Nitzami riding Hexagons Adonie a 5 year old KWPN mare, trot 7.3, walk 7.1, canter 7.0, submissiveness 6.8, general impression 7.0, total score 7.04. Rider two is Steffen Frahm riding Henglein's Licosto a 5 year old Westphalian stallion, trot 8.2, walk 7.8, canter 8.0, submission ...

FEI 5 Year Old Young Horse Test with scores

The Experienced Horse, Part 6. Fore assists this rider in successfully containing the canter through the use of her seat.

ESDCTA Forum, Young Horse, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

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ESDCTA Forum, Young Horse, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

ESDCTA Forum, Young Horse, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

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ESDCTA Forum, Young Horse, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

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ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 2nd/Second Level/L, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

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ESDCTA Forum, Young Horse, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

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ESDCTA Forum, 2007, 2nd/Second Level/L, Janet Foy & Steffen Peters

To receive USDF University education credits, watch all the videos in this collection and complete the quiz linked below. Education credits will be awarded to all current USDF members upon quiz completion. Please allow up to 1-2 ...