As this lovely gelding warms up, Mr. Hess asks for a bit slower tempo so that the horse can be ridden with driving aids. The front end is overactive in the canter, and the three beat rhythm is not quite clear. He asks for the canter to be more forward in a light seat.
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Canter Rhythm | Christoph Hess | PART 02
The canter begins with a long rein, asking him to stretch forward and down while coming more from behind. Mr. Hess asks for her to use more inside leg and outside rein so that the horse opens his body and uses his hindquarters.
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Canter Rhythm | Christoph Hess | PART 03
In the walk they work on the leg yield with a shoulder in in the front. They do many walk trot transitions, making sure that he does not lean on the outside shoulder. Because this horse has big movements in the canter, it would be easy for him to lose his balance and the clear three beat rhythm.
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Canter Rhythm | Christoph Hess | PART 04
They change rein and work on trot canter transitions, asking for more inside leg to outside rein. They do four loop serpentines, asking for trot transitions over the centerline. After a three loop serpentine they canter on a long rein with contact. When the horse loses rhythm, Mr. Hess asks tha...
