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...

After a walk break they come back to work on the canter, looking for the adjustability necessary to go from working to collected to medium to extended canters. On the long sides they ride shoulder in and then the half pass.  In the turn back on to the long side Laura asks that the mare stays more...

Jan now works with a second rider who begins with a tense stallion. They walk a ten meter circle also working on acceptance of the aids including a touch with the whip. Jan asks for the travers at the walk down the long side and he assists from the ground. They patiently wait for him to relax a...

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink

2009 Adequan/USDF Symposium featuring, Jan Brink