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Kasey Perry works with an upper level pair on trot and canter lateral work including half pass and the zig zag. Watch how she helps this rider get a better response from the leg and more connection on the outside rein.

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Catherine Haddad rides her warm up for Grand Prix test. ( 0:33:50)

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Catherine Haddad rides her warm up for Grand Prix test. Watch as she runs through her checklist of what she needs to have in her horse to ride the high level movements. She begins with the basics- in front of the leg, moving laterally off the leg, even in both reins, and that she can ride him straight. She talks about what she is looking for in feel and his performance before moving on in the warm up. In the trot Catherine performs little surges off her leg forward and then leg yields. When she takes a walk break she keeps him on the contact and practices the extended walk on the long diagonal. She next goes to canter after explaining that each warm up has to be appropriate for your own horse. She again goes through her checklist- forward off the leg, surges forward, straight. At this point she concentrates on riding her corners and then works on counter canter. She does her first flying change out of the counter canter and also checks that he surges ahead off her leg and that the medium is available. After a walk break they work on canter trot transitions and then moves into a collected trot paying attention to his frame during the transition. On a circle she checks that she can get bigger and more elastic trot each time she does the canter trot transition. For this horse they next ride the trot half passes, but she first asks him to move fully sideways at the walk to prepare for this difficult movement. When they go to the trot half passes she looks for the inside front leg to be particularly expressive. She rides them as more of a leg yield first. Another walk break allows Catherine to explain what other movements she rides in the warm up. She explains that with an experienced horse you are looking to have them loose and responsive back and forward and sideways. With this particular horse she chooses to ride to ride the piaffe and passage because he offers more expression in all his work after schooling them. She checks the trot passage trot transitions and then gives him a final walk break and talks about what she does after finishing the warm up and before she goes into the arena for the test.

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Debbie starts out working with this horse in the canter, which can often improve the trot. - Part 1 ( 0:15:59)

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Debbie starts out working with this horse in the canter, which can often improve the trot. She helps the rider feel on the reins what she is looking for by holding the reins at the bit at the halt. She asks for self carriage in the canter, with a responsive depart. Debbie encourages her to keep her shoulders back, but leave her arms forward. They ask for stretch in the collection and work on haunches in on a 12 meter circle, using the half halt on the outside rein. Debbie suggests they retrain the sensitivity to the leg. She uses the renvers to help with his tight back, and recommends trying different positions to help with this issue.

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04/28/16 - Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz - PSG Skills trot half pass, canter half pass, Lusitano, PSG, piaffe, passage ( 0:03:45)

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Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz gtrainer_ides this rider through a PSG workout including half pass and the beginnings of piaffe and passage. Watch him as he builds on the obvious talent of this pair with correct training in relaxation. The total running time of this three part video is 36:00. Click Here for the Full Video!

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The pair continues their work in the canter, showing soft half-passes at the canter as well as counter-canter and they develop a better connection through these exercises ( 0:06:49)

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The pair continues their work in the canter, showing soft half-passes at the canter as well as counter-canter and they develop a better connection through these exercises. They test their connection by riding canter trot canter transitions while asking the horse to keep his carriage.

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After reversing direction they continue with the passage, controlling his straightness and calmness and offering a stretch afterwards. - Part 2 ( 0:14:19)

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After reversing direction they continue with the passage, controlling his straightness and calmness and offering a stretch afterwards. He asks for them to collect in the walk while on long reins before picking him up for more work. In the canter Daniel asks for a half pass to the flying change, half pass the other way to the flying change as an introduction to the canter zig zag. They next show us fantastic four, three, and two tempi changes, keeping him very straight, and then work on the ones. In the ones he has her keep the horse forward without letting the canter get too short. The canter pirouettes are also exemplary, giving a great visual image of what to strive for. After a stretchy trot they work the horse in hand to introduce the piaffe with a rider. With Daniel assisting from the ground they activate the hind legs and produce a beautiful working piaffe.

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Helen Langehanenberg joins us with Rohjuwel OLD, a 10 year old competing at the S level. - Part 1 ( 0:15:45)

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Helen Langehanenberg joins us with Rohjuwel OLD, a 10 year old competing at the S level. As they warm up she asks him to be relaxed in the trot, with the nose deep and long, stretching towards the bit, working from behind. She explains what she looks for as she warms up to prepare them for their work. After accomplishing the desired relaxation in the trot, she moves on to the canter. She makes sure she isn't forcing the horse, but that he is offering what she asks. He becomes fresh, so she uses her half halts and then gives, allowing for stretch and relaxation. Watch for a beautiful example of relaxation before the walk break. She begins the work in the canter because he likes it the best. She explains her strategy for training sessions to keep the horse interested. She checks his willingness to go forward when she gives the reins without losing balance, as well as how he is collecting, before moving on to the canter half passes, flying changes, and canter zig zags.

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Janet starts out this session on Third level with the demo riders warming up in the trot and explains that suppleness will solve a lot of their problems. - Part 1 ( 0:15:54)

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Janet starts out this session on Third level with the demo riders warming up in the trot and explains that suppleness will solve a lot of their problems. They perform the trot half pass from centerline, and Janet explains some of the common problems that happen in this movement. To help get the ribcage off the inside leg in the turn she has them ride a few steps of shoulder in, and makes sure that the horse is waiting for the rider’s aids to do the half pass. She next has one rider demonstrate riding half pass to shoulder in to half pass to show that the horse is responsive to her leg aids. Janet offers exercises that will help whether the horse is dull to the inside or outside leg.

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Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz rides Cartago, beginning with a relaxed, open walk and then works through the medium and collected walk while describing his aids. - Part 1 ( 0:16:58)

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Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz rides Cartago, a 9 year old going PSG, beginning with a relaxed, open walk and then works through the medium and collected walk while describing his aids. He shows the walk pirouette and explains using the shoulder in to set it up. He offers a solution for horses who tend to stop with their inside hind leg in the pirouette. He uses the trot serpentine in the warm to allow stretching and bending along with transitions between the trot and canter. He asks for bend to both the inside and the outside in the canter circle to check on the malleability and responsiveness. Before going to the lateral work at the trot, Juan first works through shoulder in and haunches in at the walk. He asks for a few steps of piaffe before the trot work to increase the activity in the hind end. After performing shoulder in and haunches in at the trot, he works on the half pass. Watch for his use of transitions to improve the collection.

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Axel Steiner introduces his plan for this session where they work through a test of the rider’s choice, in this case Second Level Test 1. - Part 1 ( 0:14:05)

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Axel Steiner introduces his plan for this session where they work through a test of the rider’s choice, in this case Second Level Test 1. They warm up while he watches, and Axel explains the movements that are introduced in this test including collected and medium trot and canter, 10 meter circles at the canter, shoulder-in, simple changes and rein back, pointing out this is a big jump from First Level. In the shoulder in at the trot he asks for 3 to 3 1/2 tracks, but not 4 since that decreases the engagement and turns into a bad leg yield. They ride several canter walk cater simple change transitions on the serpentine while Axel helps them become more through and connected. Axel explains how important the first and last halts are in creating a winning impression. As they go through the first movements of the test, Axel talks about how for the first time they have a separate score for the transitions in and out of the medium trot to collected trot, and gives great tips through the rein back.

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When they come back to the canter the mare expresses her opinion, and Steffen helps her work through it diplomatically. - Part 3 ( 0:18:14)

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When they come back to the canter the mare expresses her opinion, and Steffen helps her work through it diplomatically, emphasizing that she must have a clear understanding of the aids and respond correctly. When the horse swings a little wide behind, Steffen points out how that does need to be corrected, but also shows a horse that has potential in the half passes and other upper level movements. He has her ride off the rail to make sure she is straight and not using the rail to keep straight. They change directions through the trot while checking to make sure she is still on the aids, and then canter 20 meter circles looking for prompt and fluid transitions and collected steps. When they stretch at the end of the ride he cautions her against the mare pulling the reins out of her hand instead of reaching to the bridle. They ask for counter flexion and yielding from the leg while stretching, and making sure that she halts square and still every time.

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