Scott and Ingo Pape take questions from the auditors including the timing of when to start lateral work, and the necessity of the horse accepting the leg. The second question concerns the introduction of the flying changes. Scott talks about the relationship between teaching them counter canter and then asking them for flying changes. They also talk about which of three tracks to take for a young horse. Questions are also answered about whether the judging criteria is the same between the USEF Training and First Level tests and the Young Horse tests. They give great advice on which horses are suited to the Young Horse test.
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Scott Hassler begins by explaining what the purpose of this clinic has been, and Willy Arts presents a horse that has done the Four Year Old Championships and is further along than the horses from earlier in the day. Scott offers great advice for whether riders should do the Young Horse classes ...
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Another question is how they picked the horses to be in the clinic, and Scott explains that they were looking for a variety of horses. They are also asked if only German and Dutch Warmbloods were allowed into the clinic, and Scott strongly disagrees with this. Scott acknowledges all those invol...
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Scott talks about how at this stage in their training that they ride forward transitions. They ride the trot circles with him accepting the seat and back of the rider, an d more as if he was a seven year old. He shows a beautiful go button, but before they go to the canter he has her ride serpe...
