Dr. Moller asks that this 4 year old stretch more in the walk on a circle as they begin. When they ask for the trot they work on the inside bend while keeping him forward. He offers great advice on the connection with the mouth of the horse. He shows great sensitivity to the whip, and the rider shows great stickability! When he gets too round he runs through the aids to halt, so Dr. Moller emphasizes to keep him up. After several repetitions of the trot halt transitions he becomes more responsive.
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Stretching the 4-Year-Old | Dr. Ulf M...
After a change of direction they reestablish the responsive halts, not worrying about making them perfect. The horse has to stand after each halt until asked to move forward. He offers prompt canter departs, and they stay on the circle. They return to the walk on a small circle, and Ulf works wit...
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Proper Contact | Christoph Hess | PAR...
German master Christoph Hess helps this rider whose horse is severely behind the vertical and ducking behind the bridal. He has the rider use a very long rein with lite contact encouraging the horse to push his nose out to the bit the entire time. Improvement can be seen at the end of this first ...
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Proper Contact | Christoph Hess | PAR...
In Part 2, Christoph focuses on canter transitions, where the horse is notoriously tense and bucky into the transitions. They work for a long time to relax the horse before they can think about moving into something else.
