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Long-time Dressage Today contributor Susanne von Dietze takes us through an unmounted session where she describes the use of the rider’s seat and leads auditors (and you!) through exercises.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat

Physiotherapist, trainer, author of Balance in Movement and long-time Dressage Today contributor Susanne von Dietze demonstrates and teaches the benefits of a balanced seat at Grand Prix trainer JJ Tate’s farm in Landrum, South Carolina. Susanne takes us through an unmounted session where she describes the use of the rider’s seat and leads auditors (and you!) through exercises. Next, she takes to the saddle and demonstrates her how the rider’s seat, balance and position affect the horse. Finally, we watch Susanne work with JJ and other riders on their positions.

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Physiotherapist, trainer, author of Balance in Movement and long-time Dressage Today contributor Susanne von Dietze demonstrates and teaches the benefits of a balanced seat as she leads us through an unmounted session. Next, she takes to the saddle and demonstrates her how the rider’s seat, balance and position affect the horse. Finally, we watch Susanne work with JJ and other riders on their positions.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat Intro ( 0:08:38)

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Long-time contributor to Dressage Today Susanne von Dietze demonstrates and teaches the benefits of a balanced seat at Grand Prix trainer JJ Tate’s farm in Landrum, South Carolina. Susanne takes us through an unmounted session where she describes the use of the rider’s seat and leads auditors (and you!) through exercises. Next, she takes to the saddle and demonstrates her how the rider’s seat, balance and position affect the horse. Finally, we watch Susanne work with JJ and other riders on their positions.

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Long-time Dressage Today contributor Susanne von Dietze takes us through an unmounted session where she describes the use of the rider’s seat and leads auditors (and you!) through exercises.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Demo Ride ( 0:53:11)

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In this next video, Susanne takes what she discussed in her lecture to the saddle. She demonstrates how a rider's position works both with and against the horse and helps us understand the nuances needed make a big difference.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 1/Ride 1 ( 0:47:18)

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Day 1/Ride 1: Susanne works with Grand Prix rider JJ Tate
Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 1/Ride 2 ( 0:46:00)

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Day 1/Ride 2: Susann's second rider of the day is looking to work on several things, including leg stability. Susanne asks each of her rider's to warm-up in each direction while she gets a look at their position.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 1/Ride 3 ( 0:44:08)

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Day 1/Ride 3: JJ Tate is back for the third ride of the first day. Susanne works to help JJ keep the connection of her lower legs. She explains how this connection will help push her center of gravity higher, which will allow the horse's back to come up more and allow more quickness of the hind legs.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 1/Ride 4 ( 0:50:26)

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Day 1/Ride 4: In this video, Susanne helps a rider work to keep her horse forward, control his shoulders and keep him from leaning. All of this is in an effort to help him stay light and learn to carry himself. They take time to go back and work on the basics.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 1/Ride 5 ( 0:44:13)

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Day 1/Ride 5: Susanne has JJ hold a sponge/straw tool in her hands, which acts as a visual to help keep her hands from turning down. The trick is to keep the straws as parallel as possible ... if they cross or are uneven, she knows her hands are incorrect. She also works on improving the horse's self-carriage and uses Überstreichen—the release of both reins for several strides.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 1/Ride 6 ( 0:37:05)

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Day 1/Ride 6: Susanne works with this rider and her nice young horse to help him find the outside rein without restricting the outside bend. They also work on a three-corner exercise, which helps prepare the inside hind leg for collection and the outside shoulder for extension.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 1/Ride 7 ( 0:36:27)

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Day 1/Ride 7: During the last ride on Day 1, Susanne works with JJ and Gideon, a 2008 3/4 Connemara gelding. They work on the collection and getting the horse to take even steps with his hind end and for him to carry more weight behind.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 1 ( 0:46:59)

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Day 2/Ride 1: Susanne notices JJ's quiet upper body and discuses with the audience how she found this quietness.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 2 ( 0:36:34)

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Day 2/Ride 2: Susanne helps this rider first with her breathing, asking her to let a really deep warm breathe out with each exhale; a yoga breathe. This controlled breathing out gives the horse a lot of security. She continues with other breathing exercises, all of which help both the horse and rider relax.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 3 ( 0:32:16)

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Day 2/Ride 3: Susanne works with a rider to lighten her seat on this young, very sensitive horse. They work on the up-up-sit in posting trot and again in canter. Horse and rider do part ways at one point, but the rider remounts and ends the session with a much quieter horse.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 4 ( 0:43:42)

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Day 2/Ride 4: Susanne continues her discussion about the use of the sponges and straws as a tool to help give the rider the feeling of sponginess for elasticity. She works with JJ on rhythm and collection, and they work through some exercises that the horse finds difficult as he progresses in the collected work.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 5 ( 0:42:22)

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Day 2/Ride 5: This rider works on opening her hips by moving from a standing dressage seat while pushing her hips forward then into a jumping position and then back to a standing position. When she goes back to the rising trot, Susanne reminds her to post thinking of the dressage standing position with the hips forward first, which allows her to be more open and allows her horse to be more uphill.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 6 ( 0:35:09)

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Day 2/Ride 6
Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 7 ( 0:40:27)

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Day 2/Ride 7
Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 8 ( 0:40:36)

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Day 2/Ride 8
Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 2/Ride 9 ( 0:40:13)

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 1 ( 0:35:05)

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Susanne von Dietze works with rider on the half pass and making it more rhythmical. She discusses the importance of having a steady contact on the outside rein during the half pass.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 2 ( 0:43:40)

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Susanne von Dietze discusses control and how it doesn't always mean to take, that it also means to give when the horse needs us to give.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 3 ( 0:38:42)

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Susanne von Dietze observes JJ Tate's schooling session and offers corrections and suggestions.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 4 ( 0:41:30)

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Susanne von Dietze tells the rider that it's OK if her horse makes a mistake and that she shouldn't overcorrect it. She also works to help the rider find her stability in her core vs. her back.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 5 ( 0:44:06)

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Susanne discusses the rhythm of canter to trot and how the pelvis must change with that rhythm.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 6 ( 0:36:25)

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Susanne von Dietze works with the rider to get her horse between the circle of aids.
Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 7 ( 0:40:52)

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Susanne von Dietze discusses lightness in the seat and how that helps the horse with transitions.

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Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 8 ( 0:31:08)

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Susanne von Dietze works with rider to establish the rhythm.
Susanne von Dietze - The Rider's Seat, Day 3/Ride 9 ( 0:38:32)

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Susanne von Dietze reminds her rider that the horse doesn't always start at the same place they left off the ride before. Each day is a new day and you need to start fresh.

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