When they reverse direction the challenge is to keep him straight. They repeat the leg yield exercise in this direction and let him stretch in the canter while keeping a strong core. Now that he is totally warmed up, they can ask him to come through the neck while being responsive. They work on the sitting trot a couple of steps at a time so keep the quality of the trot. As this improves they also ride the shoulder in, leg yield and half pass in the sitting trot. They rise for the medium, making sure it doesn't get faster instead of bigger. The session ends with a stretchy trot.
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Third Level Work Intro
U.S. Olympian Allison Brock coaches this talented young rider on details to make her Third Level ride even better. Watch for her invaluable tips on improving single changes, walk pirouettes and the sitting trot.
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Third Level Work Part 1
We join Steffen Peters with this Third Level pair as they are doing their trot work in their warm up. Steffen works with the rider to make sure she presents a trot and canter that looks easier and less against the bridle. He looks to have the length of the horse's frame more adjustable and show m...
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Third Level Work Part 2
Next, they work on trot half passes asking the horse to come more off the ground and be more responsive to the half halts. They work transitions between medium trot and half steps while keeping the suppleness and elasticity in the contact. Steffen explains that the goal is to create half pass tha...
