A question from the attendees asks about whether to judge the test from the perspective of accuracy or for the performance of the horse since it is a Developing Horse Test. Dr. Schule then asks the rider to do three fours with more collection, showing the improvement of the quality of the changes by doing three rather than five on the diagonal. She ends with five fours that are better than the ones ridden during the test.
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