Laura rides an Andalusian-Arabian that has shown through Grand Prix. With this mare, Laura works on a quick response in the walk lateral work to keep the horses attention. Laura once again goes into detail on the aids she uses and how the horse is responding to them. She focuses on a quick response to her aids, but that the horse maintains her alignment.
Up Next in Walk
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Transitions at the Letter
Transitions at the letters is another place where accuracy is important, and points are often lost in a dressage test. Laura explains and her rider demonstrates where and how to properly do transitions between and within the gaits at different letters throughout the arena. Straightness and balanc...
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Identifying Your Horse's Energy Level
Karen explains that energy level considers factors such as tempo and length of stride. The riders work again on a circle where they take note of the energy level to begin to understand the differences and can feel when the energy is not enough, too much or just right. When it feels right, the rid...
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Energy and Balance in Transitions
Next Karen has the riders work on transitions. When the balance and energy feel good in one gait, they move into another gait and then establish a good balance and tempo there. The goal is to achieve that positive energy and tempo as soon as possible after moving to the next gait. Again, praising...
