To prepare for half pass, Laura suggests starting with some shoulder-in and haunches-in. On the stiffer side, to have an easy half-pass, you have to be able to ride the body of the horse on the line while being able to bend the horse without changing the line. The neck is separate from the shoulder that is separate from the barrel that is separate from the haunch.
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Day 2 Second Level Half Pass
To finish the ride, they work on schooling a half pass in trot. As they go on a line, Laura wants the horse bent but with enough energy that the rider feels like the horse is carrying her forward without the rider having to push for it. The movement is difficult because the horse has to go in the...
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Shoulder-In and Half Pass in Trot
FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy provides tips on riding trot shoulder-in and half pass. In a well-schooled horse, the rider outside leg does not need to be driving the entire time. Instead, the inside leg creates engagement, cadence and forward impulsion. She also reminds us that we in the training, we do...
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Canter Half Pass
FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy helps a rider school canter half pass. The horse tends to not be forward enough and gets too low and tries to do a flying change upon returning to the wall. Janet insists they ride forward and in counter canter until she asks for the change, which improves the horse respons...
