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. Because the rider can bend and flex her, she is able to use her legs more as aids. When she goes to the walk the rider makes sure the transition comes from behind. He cautions against collecting a three year old and describes the desired top line. As they work on the walk trot walk transitions, they show the coordination of the aids. In the trot he asks for a bit more inside bend.
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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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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...
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As they warm up in a stretchy trot, Mr. Hess has them do a slight shoulder in on the circle while remaining on the snaffle rein. He explains about the use of the inside leg and outside rein to encourage the stretch. They work on lengthening the neck during the ride.
