Laura asks for a walk canter transition with a should fore position to keep him pushing with the inside hind leg. They next work on the one loop serpentine at the canter and then the counter canter with him waiting until she asks for the flying change. Once in a while he jigs in the walk when they ask him to be forward in the walk, but because he's so relaxed Laura doesn't worry about it. Laura talks about how she has brought him back to work in his older age and how happy he is in his work.
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Lots of Transitions - Part 3
After they take a break they work on his collected and extended walks. in the trot Laura reminds her to use the corners and keep the quality trot. They work on transitions within the trot, going from sitting to rising. The rider pushes him up in the shoulders and out in front of her. They have...
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Lifting the neck and back without cur...
Lifting the neck and back without curling the neck - Catherine Haddad
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Lateral Work to Improve the Gaits
Charles De Kunffy works with a rider on a wide variety of lateral work, including shoulder-in, haunches-in and half pass, to help supple the horse. He combines that with periods of lengthing and collecting in trot and canter to improve the gaits and connection overall.
