Catherine Haddad brings Pentimento, who has been seen in earlier videos He is now six, and in Double Bridle. They have worked on changing his balance from low in the neck, behind the bit and off the contact to a good connection with a more uphill balance.
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video 0:07:34
Catherine Haddad brings Pentimento, who has been seen in earlier videos He is now six, and in Double Bridle. They have worked on changing his balance from low in the neck, behind the bit and off the contact to a good connection with a more uphill balance. He shows a spectacular walk. They begin the canter pirouettes by showing him the turn at the walk, and then cantering, holding the canter for only a few steps. Catherine offers excellent tips on training the canter pirouette without compromising his balance.
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video 0:07:38
They reverse directions and Ms. Haddad gives exercises to help when he shows a tendency to fall in on the shoulder. They then go on the canter half pass with a flying change. At this age they work on keeping the changes quiet, and the front end elevated in the half pass. Pentimento is doing changes straight on the quarter line, and the right change is a bit quick, so they ask for the rhythm to remain the same through the changes. Ms. Haddad gives a clear explanation of parallel aids for the changes.
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video 0:07:52
This segment begins with the collected trot, and from that they ask for a bit more bounce resulting in more lift and passage. Pentimento shows enormous potential in this movement, and we are offered an wonderful opportunity to see the beginning training of passage and piaffe. They stretch him with push from the hind end to the snaffle bit to keep the connection.
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