Lena Wedenmark introduces the concept behind her three-video series and stresses understanding the horse's biomechanics of the walk, trot and canter. Only when the rider has full knowledge of that, can she learn when to effectively affect the horse's stride.
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Lena Wedenmark—Sequence of the Gaits—...
Lena Wedenmark covers the biomechanics of the walk, an extremely important gait. It consists of four-beats with each leg moving independently, and there is no moment of suspension. She discusses some of the issues she sees in the walk and gives tips on how to improve the gait.
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Warm-up Walk and Lateral Work
Laura demonstrates and explains what it feels like as she warms up her upper-level horse in the walk. The focus still needs to be on the horse engaging the back and hindquarters. She also shows examples of how the horse goes when he is not ridden as correctly. She does a good deal of lateral work...
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Riding an Andalusian-Arabian Walk War...
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 respon...
