Part 2 of 2, 12 New Videos 

Bridging the gap from training to showing  

 

 Get a head start on the new year! Join USDF, Gary Rockwell and Lilo Fore for an in-depth look at the tests that will be used in 2011 and beyond! They examine the tests from both an instructional and competitive perspective. Watch the test be ridden and get answers to your questions as they relate to the new movements, directive and collective marks. Tons of great hands on training is found within appropriate for each level. These videos are found in the Specialty Content tab of website. 

Here Lilo works with the rider on getting more collection, emphasizing that she needs to use more bend to help her achieve this.  

Here you will see a wonderful example of a medium and extended walk for an "8" and how tension and changing late behind in the "flying change" can affect your score.  

Here they focus on half pass work, Lilo helps the rider to better the movement by asking her to think of keeping the haunches under the traveling shoulder rather than focusing on the sideways. 

In this test, you will see a turn on the haunches that is

too small. A lovely, harmonious test, for a 71.8%.

Lilo focuses on the turn on the haunches during this session. She discusses the importance of preparing through shoulder in and then to turn the shoulder around the haunches. Gary points out that this results  in not needing as much outside leg as we often think and gives a wonderful analogy of thinking, "turn the girth around the haunches", which makes us think of using our leg differently and more effectively.  

New Video-Third Level Q & A

The following questions were asked and addressed...

• Straightness-what is it?
• What should your seat bone position be within lateral work?
• When a rider rides behind the vertical how does it impact the horse and how does the judge view it?
• What part of the leg should you use for what?
• In a turn on the haunches, if a leg sticks, how does that affect the score?
• Release of both reins....what is the purpose of it?
• Extended walk...where should the nose be?
• In shoulder in...do you look in the direction of travel or through the horses ears?  

Most noteworthy in this test is the demonstration of medium canter, to collected canter, to medium canter on the diagonal. This is shown beautifully, to be your benchmark for how it should be done!  

Collection, collection, collection....this is the focus.

This test is nicely ridden. An example of how stepping out behind in the walk pirouette can affect your score is shown in addition to an unsteady halt.

Lilo has the rider working on collection on a triangle, this helps to increase engagement in the hind leg, while turning at the three points.

In this session they focus on the canter pirouette. It is pointed out that you must have a good first step for it to be a successful pirouette.

• What is throughness?
• A horse that is short in the neck...how does that affect the score? 
• Explain carrying power, thrusting power and the impulsion score.
• Do you find the trainers view and judges view differs? How should they work together?

Past Releases Of The Month

Part 1 of 2, 15 New Videos 

Bridging the gap from training to showing

• Understand what has changed within each test at each level   

 

• See Lilo Fore watch and provide training to the riders, specifically focused on what was seen as "developmental" in the test or the warm up before the test   

• Listen to Gary Rockwell as he gives movement by movement scores and commentary for each ride at each level   

• Learn how to "correctly" ride the shallow loop serpentine

• Learn what is an acceptable return to the line, when performing your turn on the haunches

• Learn why you use a fist rather than open fingers on the rein

• Learn how to really ride the stretchy trot circle for a high score

• Learn how to get a bigger stride without more speed   

 

 

New Video-Intro Test B

Lilo explains what is expected at this level. There is a discussion regarding the walk and how it is supposed to look to the judge and feel to the rider.  

 

New Video-Intro Test C

the goal of this test is to enable the rider to allow the horse to go to a stable and steady connection. Lilo explains the bending aid versus flexion aid and goes into much depth regarding how to hold your hands and use your fingers to gain the steadiness in the connection that you are after. Wonderful beginner video.  

 

New Video-Training Level Training

here is a wonderful example of a stretchy circle, what it is NOT supposed to look like and then they work to improve it, finally enabling you to see what it IS supposed to look like. Additionally the trot shallow loop is worked on and you can see it trained and performed beautifully which will allow you to do this too!

 

New Video-Training Level, Test 1

 

New Video-Training Level, Test 2

 

New Video-Training Level, Test 3

 

New Video-First Level Training

focus on getting the horse to move forward and with energy, Lilo works with the rider on how to achieve this. Sideways movement is introduced with the leg yield and achieving the sideways with almost no bend is what is worked on. They also work a great deal on getting a bigger stride without more speed, something many many riders struggle with.  

 

New Video-First Level Test 1

 

New Video-First Level Test 2

 

New Video-First Level Test 3

 

New Video-Second Level Training,

connection is discussed at length and Lilo gives a little tip of increasing your flexion slightly to reduce poll tension. Next they do some very effective schooling exercises to prepare for the lateral work on the long side in second level. When we get to the turn on the haunches, the all important question of how to get back to your correct line of travel after the turn is shown and discussed in a way that will surely provide an aha moment for anyone watching!

 

New Video-Second Level Test 1

 

New Video-Second Level Test 2

 

New Video-Second level Test 3

 

 

  Free Sample Mini-Clip   

Part 1 of 2, Intro through Second Level
2010 Adequan/USDF Symposium

 

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(shown at greatly reduced size, full size, shown in paid member area of Specialty Content)