Olivia LaGoy-Weltz helps a rider on a stallion. In the warmup, they work on the best way to get the horse engaged and using himself properly. She suggests that when the rider lets go, the horse wants to take the rein down and push the back up. They work on alignment in the canter, and Olivia says the horse has to maintain the forward feeling regardless of the tempo.
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They do the same exercises on the right lead. She stresses that the horse needs to respond promptly and not to take too long to get the horse organized. They continue with shoulder-fore in canter, which (once good) shifts into half pass.
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Finesse in the Canter | Olivia Lagoy-...
After focusing on canter work, they go to trot work. Regardless of tempo, the trot needs to flow so that the rider feels like he being carried. The horse needs the energy to recycle, but the rider still needs to feel loft in the horse stride and if there power in that loft.
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Finesse in the Canter | Olivia Lagoy-...
The final part of the ride continues with trot work. While still focusing on proper alignment, they ask the horse to push into the reach in the trot to build even more power. They ask for just a few steps at a time to maintain the quality. Then they finish with a stretchy trot to release the musc...
