The 2023 Developing Horse Prix St. Georges s test is demonstrated. Judges Mike Osinski and Kari McClain score and comment on the test.
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Schooling a Prix St. Georges Horse – ...
Steffen works with a talented pair showing Prix St. Georges. With this forward-thinking horse, he wants the rider to really make sure the horse is listening to the bending and half halt aids. It is okay for this horse to be below tempo in all the gaits. Then when the horse is relaxed and listenin...
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Schooling a Prix St. Georges Horse – ...
In the canter work, Steffen suggests spiraling down into a canter pirouette, but he doesn’t want the inside hind leg to come in too far. When the canter gets too short, there should be less haunches in and slightly enlarge the circle to improve the activity. Then he likes to let the horse stretch...
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Schooling a Prix St. Georges Horse – ...
When schooling flying changes, Steffen wants the rider to think about the canter quality first. The horse also needs to be able to move off both of the rider's legs so that he has room to cleanly change. If the horse wants to anticipate the change, it is important to make the horse wait.
