They reverse direction and work on the shoulder in to traverse, adding a small circle when needed. This exuberant horse offers more in the half pass than is desired, and Jan emphasizes that they must be gentle with him. They now add some passage steps, then go back to the half pass, using the half circle when it goes awry. They talk about how this horse needs to be calm in his work.
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Jan Bemelmans - Rhythm in Passage, Pa...
Jan discusses with the rider that they have to deal with the anticipation of the horse for piaffe when they do passage. After some trot work they do passage down centerline, concentrating on keeping the rhythm. They alternate with half pass from the corner, making sure to start with the shoulders...
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Jan Bemelmans - Rhythm in Passage, Pa...
After a short break they return to the shoulder in at the trot, this time more calmly. The half pass becomes more relaxed, and in the passage they continue to work on the rhythm. On the circle around Jan the passage shows better rhythm and they find a few moments where they can do a few steps of ...
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Piaffe, passage, canter pirouette, In...
Janet Foy now leads a lesson on the new Intermediate level that is a springboard for Grand Prix and part of the medium tour. She also explains the Adult Amateur classes at the FEI levels. The demo rider then rides the Intermediate A test while Janet offers commentary and insights into the moveme...
