What Is The Piaffe? The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly in place. The center of gravity of the horse should be more towards the hind end, with the hindquarters slightly lowered and great bending of the joints in the hind […]
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Spanish Riding School: In-Hand Work & Long Line Work
In-Hand Work In classical training of dressage, the In-Hand work is a great way to teach half steps and work the piaffe and passage to your horse. The Spanish riding school used the in-hand work for so much more. In this video, we watch the magic and beauty of the in hand work done by […]
How To Fix The Flying Change In Dressage
The Turning Point The flying change is a big turning point in dressage, you have officially made it to the halfway point in moving up the levels on your way to Grand Prix. The downside is that the flying change now opens up a world of new problems for you if the foundation has not […]
Edward Gal and Totilas Were On Top Of The World
In 2010 Totilas and Edward Gal were on top of the world! In December 2009, at the fourth leg of the 2009-10 FEI Dressage World Cup™ series at Olympia, they extended their world record in GP Freestyle to 92.300%, more than 10 points above the second-place finisher. Their domination knew no bounds. In 2010 they […]