They move onto the canter. Again working on the horse being energetic and responsive to the rider. This horse wants to fall to the left in a circle, and Adelinde addresses that with the placement of the riders hands. She encourages the rider to keep the rhythm even through lateral work.
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The lesson progresses with more canter work with the half pirouette in mind. The challenge comes in keeping the same rhythm. Adelinde tells the rider to imagine there are poles on the ground that you have to jump.
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Work toward the pirouette continues. Adelinde points out how this horse needs to be more flexible in his back in order to be able to bring his inside hind leg further in. The emphasis remains on the rhythm and speed control. Adelinde advises the rider that by having control of her horse's legs s...
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Adelinde starts off talking about the challenge of riding indoors vs. outdoors. Once the rider is warmed up she wants to immediately start working on getting the horse more responsive to her leg. She has the rider use transitions to help achieve this. Adelinde has her flex the horse and encourage...
