Lateral work to engage the hind leg with Rafael Soto
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Sequence of the Gaits - The Canter | ...
Lena talks about the canter, a three-beat gait followed by a moment of suspension. She discusses the order of footfalls in the canter and the timing needed to properly ask for the upward canter transition. She talks about some common position problems she sees in riders and how to correct them.
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Finesse in the Canter | Olivia Lagoy-...
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...
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Finesse in the Canter Work Part 2
In the next part of the ride, they first work on the quality in the walk and then move on to walk canter transitions to the left. She advises taking his time to get a good walk first that then allows the horse to step into the canter. Then she has him do shoulder-fore in canter while focusing on ...
