Gareth emphasizes that the half pass is found all the way to Grand Prix, and how important it is to teach the horse to move forward through the movement and not stiffen and lose the gait. Creating tightness damages the gymnastic effect of the exercise. Gareth demonstrates some of the common problems that happen in training the half pass as well as a quality half pass to illustrate how differently the horse moves. He then clearly shows us what aids he uses to control each part of the horse and what can go wrong. He gives excellent advice on how to break down this difficult movement and build a great half pass.
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Roundness on the Outside Rein - Part ...
They now ride the canter half pass with great direction from Gary on where to start and end the movement as well as the size of stride needed to ride the movement well.
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More Bend - Part One - Trot Half Pass
Allison Brock works with this junior rider on a 10 year old Dutch mare, competing at FEI junior levels. She helps her with the use of her aids in the lateral work to get to the mare back leg. They work on great exercises to get more bend.
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More Bend - Part Two - Canter Half Pa...
These exercises are applied to the left lead canter. The haunches in helps the mare with the bend and half pass.
