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Q&A | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic
Steffen Peters answers questions at a clinic. He discusses getting a horse balanced on both sides, riding horses who pull or are crooked and the qualities that he looks for in a dressage horse. Steffen touches on the importance of the basics, suppleness, rhythm, rideability and letting horses be ...
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Intermediate | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic Day 2
Steffen Peters continues to help an Intermediate pair school advanced dressage movements on day two of the clinic. Steffen encourages explaining the degree of collection to the horse rather than forcing it, thus keeping the training experience positive. The pair works on passage, canter pirouette...
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Margie Engle’s Program - Improve Form With Gymnastics | PART 01
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares her basic program of teaching horses to improve their form over fences. She demonstrates flatwork and several gymnastic exercises, including raised cavalletti, bounces and an in-and-out with a vertical and oxer.
With 250 career wins, Margie is one of the m...
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Q&A With Margie Engle
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares insight into her experiences riding tough horses, what she looks for in a horse and more.
With 250 career wins, Margie is one of the most decorated U.S. show jumpers. She earned a team silver medal at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games™️ and is a three-ti...
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Canter Necessities | Robin Walker | Trailer
Robin Walker works with a Training Level amateur rider and her young horse on developing a quality canter in the arena and out on cross country. They practice adjustability exercises in the arena before using small slopes in the field to test the pair’s ability to keep a balanced canter.
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Intermediate | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic Day 1
Steffen Peters helps an Intermediate pair school advanced dressage movements. Steffen suggests practicing the challenging skills a few times then giving the horse a break as he continues to develop his strength. The pair works on passage, canter pirouettes, tempi changes, half-pass and half-steps...
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Canter Necessities | Robin Walker
Respected clinician and eventer Robin Walker works with a Training Level amateur rider and her young horse on developing a quality canter in the arena and out in the field. He has his student work on adjustability in the arena then uses small slopes in the field to test her ability to keep a bala...
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Effective Rider Aids - Horse in Front of the Leg | Holly Hugo-Vidal | PART 02
Holly Hugo-Vidal explains the importance of having a horse in front of the leg and shows what it looks like to have a horse in front of the leg and behind the leg. She then explains how to correct a horse that is behind the leg in the walk, trot, canter and over fences.
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Third/Fourth Level – Horse 1 | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic Day 2
Steffen Peters continues to help a Third/Fourth Level rider develop suppleness and self-carriage in her horse on day two of the clinic. They use flexion, counter flexion and leg yields at the trot as well as transitions, such as walk-canter-walk and medium canter to collected canter, to achieve t...
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Effective Rider Aids - Figure-Eight Exercise | Holly Hugo-Vidal | PART 03
Holly Hugo-Vidal shares a figure-eight track riding exercise on the flat and then over a fence, with the goal of riding a precise track and maintaining a rhythm using both reins and legs.
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Effective Rider Aids - Position for Correct Aids | Holly Hugo-Vidal | PART 01
Holly Hugo-Vidal explains correct rider position and how to properly coordinate your leg and hand aids and apply them on the flat and over fences. She then explains how to ride different lines and finally, puts a course together.
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Third/Fourth Level – Horse 1 | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic Day 1
Steffen Peters helps a Third/Fourth Level rider guide her horse into a frame. Steffen encourages effective, mindful riding to improve the horse’s suppleness and self-carriage. The pair works on transitions, haunches-in on a circle at the walk and alternating between flexion and counter flexion on...
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Twelve-Foot Stride | Sharon White | TRAILER
Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, works on the twelve-foot stride with riders on young horses. She uses poles and small jumps to practice stride length and relaxation and asks the riders to focus on canter departs and halts to improve responsiveness to t...
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Twelve-Foot Stride | Sharon White
Five-star eventer Sharon White works with riders on young horses as they practice the twelve-foot stride. She uses poles and small jumps to work on stride length and relaxation. Sharon asks the riders to focus on details, such as canter departs and halts, to get their horses listening to their ai...
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Cavalletti to Prepare for Jumping | Sharon White | TRAILER
Five-star eventer Sharon White coaches two riders on young horses as they warm up over cavalletti. She uses cavalletti at the walk and trot to help the horses bring up their backs, loosen their toplines and create roundness. They go over the cavalletti at the canter to conclude the warm-up.
Shar...
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Second/Third Level | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic
Steffen Peters helps a Second/Third Level rider work with her tense horse at the clinic. Steffen encourages loosening up the horse’s body to help quiet his mind. The rider works on alternating between flexion and counter flexion and changes of direction at the walk and trot to supple her horse.
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Cavalletti to Prepare for Jumping | Sharon White
Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, works with two riders on young horses as they warm up over cavalletti before jumping. She uses cavalletti at the walk, trot and canter to help the horses bring up their backs, loosen their toplines and create roundness. ...
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Finding a Distance | Ronny Riemer | PART 04
German show jumper Ronny Riemer shares how to put an entire course plan together using his instructions on circular approaches, finding distances, stride options on a related line and various options for correct distances on a bending line.
With over 20 years of experience, Ronny brings a wealth...
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Training/First Level | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic Day 2
Steffen Peters continues to coach a Training/First Level rider as analyzes the contact with her young horse on day two of the clinic. Steffen helps the rider find a productive frame for her horse to reach consistency in the bridle. The pair works on transitions and collecting the canter to work t...
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Finding a Distance | Ronny Riemer | PART 03
German show jumper Ronny Riemer covers various options to ride a distance on a bending line. He explains how to be on an inside track for direct approach or an outside track and what scenarios would determine your best distance.
With over 20 years of experience, Ronny brings a wealth of knowledg...
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Training/First Level | Steffen Peters | Colorado Clinic Day 1
Steffen Peters coaches a Training/First Level rider as she works on keeping consistent contact with her young horse. Steffen encourages intentional riding to get the desired response to the rider’s aids from the horse. The pair works on transitions and collecting the canter on day one of the clin...
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Clinic Organizer/Rider Elizabeth “Lizzie” Fera | Steffen Peters
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Fera, who organized a clinic with Steffen Peters, talks about the insights that she gained from the experience. Lizzie rode her 5-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding in the two-day clinic with Steffen. They worked on lightness, responsiveness to the aids and the start of collectio...
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Finding a Distance | Ronny Riemer | PART 01
German show jumper Ronny Riemer shares how he walks courses and comes up with a plan, including how he measures distances, analyzes strides, determines options for bending lines and approaches combinations, for calm and confident rounds.
With over 20 years of experience, Ronny brings a wealth of...
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Finding a Distance | Ronny Riemer | PART 02
German show jumper Ronny Riemer explains how to approach a jump on straightaways and circles and how to find a good distance using the track without interfering with the horse’s stride length and pace. He also explains how different distances can work out depending on the course and your horse.
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