Steffen begins with this mare moving up to Third by asking for walk halt transitions that show relaxation. In the walk pirouettes he emphasizes she should be responsive to the outside leg aids and uses them to teach the aids and sequence of the steps. He helps her develop the correct leg position for the leg aid, using the calf first, then spur. He observes them in the trot, canter and collected canter. The mare is a bit opinionated in the collection, and Steffen has her bring the haunches in when she breaks from the canter to trot, and stay in travers when going straight.
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Straightness 2
They proceed to the canter, and when the mare swaps leads when she asks for collection Steffen has her explain it in a walk pirouette. At the canter again on a 20 meter circle they ride haunches in, lengthen, bring the haunches in and then ask for collection. They experiment with keeping her st...
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Straightness 3
They take a walk break, but Steffen still has them work on the quality and tempo of the walk before returning to the canter. He has them ride the centerline in the canter to teach her when the rider straightens her she is not asking for a change. By being accurate on the turn to the centerline s...
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Straightness 4
Steffen has them return to the trot, riding a 10 meter half circle to the half pass and pointing out how picky he is about the beginning of the half pass and making sure the haunches arent leading. When she becomes a bit tight in the back they go to rising trot, then ride shoulder in down the lon...
