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Help! I need suggestions for upper level dressage training challenges
Hi all,
I have a 12 yr old Hanoverian that I have shown successfully through the PSG. He does everything with ease,is happy in his work and can go through an Int.1 test at home. I am taking time off from showing, as my focus is in other areas of my life. My next training steps with my horse are the one-time changes, which he has shown he can do with ease, and the piaffe, which is trickier for him, as he has trouble finding the rhythm.
I am a very experienced rider, but I am learning the one-time changes and finding it very difficult to find a way to enter into them. Once I am in there, I am ok. Any suggestions at all for getting my timing/counting better?
Also, any suggestions for exercises that will help my horse find his rhythm and confidence in a "baby" piaffe?
Thanks!
I have a 12 yr old Hanoverian that I have shown successfully through the PSG. He does everything with ease,is happy in his work and can go through an Int.1 test at home. I am taking time off from showing, as my focus is in other areas of my life. My next training steps with my horse are the one-time changes, which he has shown he can do with ease, and the piaffe, which is trickier for him, as he has trouble finding the rhythm.
I am a very experienced rider, but I am learning the one-time changes and finding it very difficult to find a way to enter into them. Once I am in there, I am ok. Any suggestions at all for getting my timing/counting better?
Also, any suggestions for exercises that will help my horse find his rhythm and confidence in a "baby" piaffe?
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Bernd on
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Hi,
I have 4 DVD's of Phillipe Karl's training of horses. I think you may find them interesting for the Piaffe part. He explains things really well and shows the steps from the beginning. I find it easy to follow,- and its available in English.
For the one-time changes those DVD's are less interesting.
The best book I have read about advanced Dressage was written in the mid 1960th by Alois Podhaisky, the long term head of the Spanish riding school in Vienna and the only rider from that institution who actually made it to a medal on Olympics with a 'normal' horse. I would suggest you read it. I don't know the English translation, but if it is ok, you may find the book hard to read in the first moment, but I have found that I can read a chapter again after some weeks or after training a new horse and still benefit from a deeper understanding.
I'm not sure it will solve your flying changes topic immediately, but I am sure that you will benefit with an indepth undertanding of the art of dressage.
-- and besides that its the only written comprehensive instruction on how they do it in Vienna. I just love it.
Have fun
Bernd
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Permalink Reply by Lallanslover on
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Ride to music!
I often train horses with the radio blaring, and I've found it really helps to establish rhythm with all sorts of horses (so long as the music playing fits your tempo!), the youngsters needing to establish the basics, and older more established horses needing some refreshment in their regime. It can also take the pressure off if you sing along to a track...really, give it a go and have some fun with it!
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What about some high level clinics?
In February we have Artur Kottas-Heldenberg from Vienna Spanish Riding school do a 3 days clinic here. US$ 300,--. per student.
hm, unfortunately there is this little ocean between us.
I love the internet. Its great.
Ciao
Bernd
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Permalink Reply by Barbara F. on
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I know, isn't it amazing that we can connect like this? The clinic advice is great. I do work with a fabulous coach, who is also a Canadian Olympic rider and she has given me some super ideas. I think I will have to chip away at it until I get a better feel for this higher level stuff. Fortunately, I have a very patient horse! :)
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Permalink Reply by Caroline Pettersen on
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who is your coach Barbara?
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Belinda Trussell. She's superb! I also rode for many years with Gina Smith. Fantastic as well. And both are such nice people!!
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Wow, good for you! Have you ever tried riding with an Ipod or Mp3 player to some really good music?
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Lol, the only music I like riding to is lightsclassical, which is sometimes played in the arena. Otherwise, I like silence, except for the sound of my horse and me. Actually, this would be a good topic of conversation. I think I'll start a thread! :)
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Lol, I totally know what you mean about the ones being a mental thing! I am very lucky to work with a couple of superb coaches, but of course I have to get that feeling of entering into the ones on my own. Once I am in there, I can keep them going and my horse, who is so kind, just waits for me to ask him! It reminds of a lot of skipping when I first learned how to skip "double dutch" as a kid (does anyone do that anymore?). It was all fine, once I found a way to get in between those two ropes!
As far as the piaffe work, fortunately, my horse is strong enough, and I have good help, but it's just very hard for both of us to figure out the balance and the rhythm. I like your idea of doing the half-steps and I do try them with some success. I think I'll continue to focus on that for a while, then send an update.:)
Thanks for your great suggestions!
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Permalink Reply by Susanne Vogt on
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Hi there,
Everything is said on that subject, as it can be said over the internet. Here one more thing:
there is a STEFFEN PETERS clinic coming up in beginning of May in the Ottawa area. Only 7 riders will get in. Here is the link to more information: http://www.ottawadressage.ca/clinics/Steffen%20Peters%20v3.pdf
Take care,
Susanne
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