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USDF Sport Horse Dev Forum | Young Horse Confidence | Scott Hassler | PART 02
9m 59s
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 with no restriction They do a stretchy trot to end the session Scott reviews the clinic with the rider talking about how getting the horse flowing with a soft top line will make him ready for proper transitions
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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...
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USDF Sport Horse Dev Forum - Young Ho...
This pair shows a nice walk with the degree of bend Scott was talking about and he encourages her to ride forward when the horse is fussy until he is gliding across the ground They show how riding him forward gets him to use his back and relax They choose a successful place to pick up the canter ...
