On the second day of the clinic Scott works to help this horse on the right side to make it equal on both sides He gives a great explanation of how riders get into trouble with a young horse when trying to get them straight on the long wall after a turn offering a very workable solution to this problem As they start trotting Scott asks for the mare to be honest to the right rather than showing a false flexion left When having her move off the inside leg Scott has the rider remind the horse for a few steps at a time They work through rising sitting rising transitions at the trot and move her off the right leg again When going to the canter Scott has her make sure she has the right trot for the transition before asking for it They move forward and back in the canter and work in both directions
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USDF Sport Horse Dev Forum | Young H...
Scott begins this part by talking about the importance of the walk and how important it is to get the top line soft He asks for trot walk trot transitions thoughtfully placed where there wont be a problem to help him rebalance after the canter The trot walk trot transitions are forward and fluid ...
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USDF Sport Horse Dev Forum | Young H...
Scott Hassler helps this rider guide her young horse around the arena asking for circles when she has the topline He helps her avoid the problems by proactively riding before the problem arises rather than fixing it after it does Through out the canter Scott gives great advice on calmly allowing ...
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USDF Sport Horse Dev Forum - Young Ho...
Scott starts this pair by asking the horse to relax before doing any work He allows the rider the freedom to think of their horse first and deal with the tension in the horse first He points out that if the horse is tight having them straight with tension on the reins is asking for trouble The ho...
