Counter canter, canter walk, sitting trot with Dr. Ulf Moller

Counter canter, canter walk, sitting trot with Dr. Ulf Moller

Counter canter, canter walk, sitting trot with Dr. Ulf Moller

This eight year old mare has shown to Fourth Level, and her rider expresses the need for her to sit more in the collected work.  Dr. Moller first watches them warm up and then asks them to trot down the long sides in haunches in. He has them prepare for the canter before asking for the depart, an...

Dr. Moller talks about the aids needed to bring the mare back in the corners, and then has her ride forward on the long sides to a halt in the corner.  The next step is to collect her in the corners rather than halt.  Dr. Moller has her work on the collected walk before asking for the canter depa...

How to ride the counter canter, gain balance and prepare counter canter test movements. She discusses the issues one can encounter within the counter canter and how to counteract those issues.

canter work and developing a quiet seat, improvement of the canter

They do trot with a few steps of walk back to trot, always thinking of using the inside leg. The driving aids are used for the down transitions. When they have trouble with the flying change, he gives her homework to rider transitions forward and back in the canter.

To school the horse in the changes, Hess emphasizes that they need to school the preparatory movements including walk-canter-walk transitions, and transitions within the gait. They school the turn on the haunches as another preparatory exercise to get him to use his hind end.

They continue to work on the canter-walk transitions making sure that the first stride in the up transitions is genuine. He also gives her tips on the placement of her strong right hand to encourage the horse more on to the bit.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Hess explains why it is important for the horse to have the clear rhythm in the canter, and then go on to try the flying changes. To prepare for them, they do many walk trot transitions.

Canter quality and keeping the horse forward with Chrissa Hoffmann.

Canter quality and keeping the horse forward with Chrissa Hoffman.

Canter quality and keeping the horse forward with Chrissa Hoffman.

Jan Bemelmans works with a young strong mare, making sure to keep the session calm and relaxed. When they have trouble with the canter to trot transition, he has them turn on to the other direction circle. They use the same technique to ask for the depart, completing a figure eight. He encoura...

Jan Bemelmans works with a young strong mare, making sure to keep the session calm and relaxed. When they have trouble with the canter to trot transition, he has them turn on to the other direction circle. They use the same technique to ask for the depart, completing a figure eight. He encoura...

Jan Bemelmans works with a young strong mare, making sure to keep the session calm and relaxed. When they have trouble with the canter to trot transition, he has them turn on to the other direction circle. They use the same technique to ask for the depart, completing a figure eight. He encoura...

Jan Bemelmans works with a young strong mare, making sure to keep the session calm and relaxed. When they have trouble with the canter to trot transition, he has them turn on to the other direction circle. They use the same technique to ask for the depart, completing a figure eight. He encoura...

Jan Bemelmans works with a young strong mare, making sure to keep the session calm and relaxed. When they have trouble with the canter to trot transition, he has them turn on to the other direction circle. They use the same technique to ask for the depart, completing a figure eight. He encoura...

In this final video, Debbie continues with the same horse, asking for haunches-in on the circle at the canter. They school pirouettes and passage steps. Unfortunately he takes a bad step and they have to stop the session. Debbie and Janet go on to offer advice on riding the canter zig zag and the...