Steffen explains how it is more effective to come back and try the pirouette again shortly after making a correction, and how much the horse has to be able to perform the movement with energy and self carriage to move up to CDI classes. He points out that the spur is used for correction rather than as the aid, and then offers to ride and school her horse! (He takes his mic off while riding.) He schools the walk pirouette, clearly not using the spur, and then goes on to the canter pirouette. When the rider remounts, he instructs her to ride forward and back in the canter, and to not go to the pirouette until this is easy. They perform several canter pirouettes that are lovely, uphill, forward and light in the aids.
Up Next in Fourth Level
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Raise Your Expectations, Part 3
They return to the walk pirouettes and Steffen asks the rider to raise her standards so the horse moves off her calf, not her spur and points out how raising her expectation to the response to her aids will improve the more difficult movements. He has her ride the canter half passes from I1 keepi...
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Training Challenges Intro
Do you have a horse who is challenged by old injuries? Watch how USDF gold medalist Mimi Stanley deals with her mare's old check-ligament injury as they ride at the Prix St. Georges s/Intermediate I level and school Grand Prix.
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Training Challenges, Part 1
Mimi rides her own talented mare with the challenge of a check-ligament injury and shows us how her training varies to deal with this issue.
