Chrissa works with her student on an 8 year old PRE who is declared for the Pan Am Games for Canada. They begin to warm up and work on keeping the walk soft in the top line and relaxed. The rider uses her pelvis to swing with the horse to keep him from just moving his legs. Chrissa talks about the difficulty of being competitive at the top levels of dressage with horses other than warmbloods, and how correct this pair must be to be competitive. The rider demonstrates clearly how to use the seat to ask for more bounce and height in the trot. We get to see how much the rider can affect the gaits
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