Scott gives a great explanation of what being in front of the leg entails and what to expect from the horse When the mare returns to the trot she shows improvement with more uphill balance while being in front of the leg They work on the canter departs to keep her balanced beforehand and stepping into the canter on the depart She has to be thinking forward for this to happen They stretch her in the trot asking increment by increment to stretch her back and drop her head Scott talks about the importance of having the horse more responsive to the leg and that they should improve the upward transitions They end the session with talking about using a cavesson with no nose band
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USDF Sport Horse Dev. Forum - Equalit...
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 p...
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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 ...
