Chrissa now has her show us the half pass. They start with a shoulder in to get the outside shoulder up, and then ask for a beautiful half pass. In the medium she increases for only a few steps before asking him to come back to prevent him from running. In the changes they work on keeping him relaxed when giving the aid. Ground coverage has been an issue, and Chrissa describes how she can ask for bigger steps without speeding up. They create a short but active canter when asking for the single change. They go on to do multiple single changes with no count.
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