Nicholas includes canter half pass, counter canter and the threes in his ride as well as the medium canter, and shows great collection. At the end of the ride he does a beautiful series of twos, and Nicholas has the rider remount while explaining how he got the horse to reach. AS she goes to the rising trot he shows much better stretch and improved gaits.
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USDF Sport Horse PD Forum - Baby Basi...
This young mare shows a very positive, forward ride, and Ingo Pape encourages the rider to ask for her to stretch down more. He talks about inner and outer relaxation, and while the mare is alert, she's totally positive with energy that can be channeled, a great quality in a sport horse. Becaus...
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USDF Sport Horse PD Forum - Baby Basi...
They now move on to the canter, choosing the right moment to ask for the depart. Ingo asks that she keep the canter forward, relaxing the topline. When the mare trots, he asks for the up transition while keeping the tempo of the trot. The quality of the canter is wonderful, but the mare strugg...
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Stretching, Opening up the Back at Th...
Dani explains that the next step in the training should be to stretch over his topline and offers suggestions on how to attain that. Coming out of the walk break, they work on asking him to open his neck and go with his nose on the ground. In the canter they go for an extended canter, encouragin...
