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SESSION 39

BENEFITS OF SITTING TROT

 
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SESSION 1 - LOADING

ANALYSING THE PROBLEMS

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SESSION 2 - LOADING

GOING INTO THE HORSEBOX

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SESSION 3 - LOADING

CLOSING THE PARTITION

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SESSION 4 - DRESSAGE TEST

FIRST COMPETITION

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SESSION 5 - NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

SCHOOLING & LOADING

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SESSION 6 - AT HOME

SCHOOLING

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SESSION 7 - AT HOME

SCHOOLING

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SESSION 8 - AT HOME

SCHOOLING

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SESSION 9 - AT HOME

SCHOOLING

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SCHOOLING & LATERAL WORK

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SCHOOLING & LATERAL WORK

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SESSION 12 - AT EAST SOLEY

PREPARING FOR A NOVICE DRESSAGE TEST

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SESSION 13 - AT HOME

LATERAL WORK

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FOCUS (OR LACK OF IT!)

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LITTLE & BIG

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TRAVERS & SLINGSHOT

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SESSION 17 - AT HOME

TRAVERS & CANTER

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SESSION 18 - AT HOME

SHOULDER-IN

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SESSION 19 - AT HOME

SHAPING TRAVERS & SHOULDER-IN

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CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF THE LEGS

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DOWNWARD TRANSITIONS

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LEG YIELD & CANTER

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MORE LEG YIELD & CANTER

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NAILING THE LEG POSITION

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DIRECT TRANSITIONS

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LITTLE & BIG, THE NEXT LEVEL

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WALK-CANTER TRANSITIONS

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HOLLOWING IN TRANSITIONS, & WALK-CANTER

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING 'ON VERTICAL' IN CANTER

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OVERCOMING UNHELPFUL NATURAL HUMAN REACTIONS

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NAILING TROT-WALK TO IMROVE ALL TRANSITIONS

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FINDING THE FIX FOR "THE BEST TROT EVER"

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KEEPING THE 'BOWL' STILL, AS WELL AS LEVEL

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KEEPING THE HORSE'S ATTENTION

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NAILING THE BASICS

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HARNESSING POWER & KEEPING ATTENTION

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RECOVERING FROM INJURY

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CORRECT POSITION GAINS FOCUS

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SESSION 39

BENEFITS OF SITTING TROT

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ABOUT CLAIRE & SAVANNAH

CLAIRE

Claire learnt to ride as a child but then had a break from riding until into her thirties. She has been riding regularly since 2006 and has happily competed at Intro and Prelim dressage on other people’s horses. However, riding Savannah away from home has proved more challenging. You will see in this series how Claire and Savannah cope with these challenges.

SAVANNAH

Savannah is a 16.1hh, KWPN x Selles Francais mare. She is 11 years old but is relatively green. Claire bought her in 2014 with the aim of doing a little bit of everything on her. However, due to a few injuries and issues (both Savannah and Claire!) they haven’t done as much as Claire hoped.

Savannah took a dislike to loading in 2016. Ali Wakelin has provided guidance to help with Savannah's loading issues and is coaching this combination to get them out competing. Follow the videos to watch their progress.