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 in the walk to help the horse responsiveness and further increase his flexibility.
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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...
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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...
