Members and Fellow Enthusiasts,
Hello friends, we have 5 new videos to release. The first is Lilo Fore, teaching within the USDF Adult Clinic series, focused on getting responsiveness and taking proper contact, next we have a few additions within our Guest Trainer Directory which are focused on Trailer Loading, Building Confidence in your Horse and In hand Training. By viewing these videos your key take aways are:
- How to work with your horse on the ground, to activate the hind end
- How to play with your horse to build confidence within them applicable to scary items or sounds within their surroundings
- How to work with your horse on learning to trailer load with ease
- How to work towards getting immediate responsiveness from your horse
By the way.....members of DTO are able to list a horse for sale FOR FREE in our Buy a Dressage Horse section, which is viewable by non-members everywhere! (To list your horse log-in to website, click on Manage Horses in your admin panel on left side and enter sales information.)
Sincerely,
Reisa Bonetti www.DressageTrainingOnline.com
   
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3 New Videos
found in the Guest Trainer Directory
Mr. Vitor Silva, of Sons of the Wind Farm, Recently appearing in the instructor spotlight of Dressage Today, riders  can see that Vitor's training and teaching is grounded in his philosophy that the best teachers are the horses. Whether from in-hand work, undersaddle or on long-lines, Vitor teaches his students that while masters or trainers can share their knowledge and explain the technical aspects of riding, each rider must open themselves to feel the horse's movements, responses and needs. Ultimately, Vitor strives to develop this intuitive feeling in his students so that harmony between horse and rider can be achieved.Mr. Vitor Silva of Sons of the Wind Farm, in Mass., USA, gives us basics to use for in hand training that will help get your horse to activate the hind end, to enhance their movements and prepare for the piaffe and passage. New Video- In hand work to activate the hind end, any rider can do! In this video, Vitor works with a horse and rider, the rider is on the ground working the horse in turn on the forehand, turn on the haunches and half pass, working toward half steps and ultimately the piaffe.
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Pat and Linda Parelli, combine in-depth equine psychology and common sense communication techniques into the ultimate recipe for horse and rider success. It allows horse owners at all levels of experience (from trail rider to Olympic level Dressage rider) to achieve success without force, partnership without dominance and harmony without coercion.
 Trailer Loading Made Easy!
Watch this informative tutorial by Pat Parelli, on how to load your horse easily each and every time into your trailer. Pat makes the process simple and easy for anyone to be able to follow.
The 4 key things NOT to do are explained. What is shown is an easy way to prepare your horse to load safely and calmly into the trailer, so your ready to go, stress free, on show day!
A second tutorial on building confidence with your horse follows, featuring Linda Parelli. Linds shows you a few simple games to play with your horse to help build his confidence and yours! The Parelli's use easy language that is easy to understand with directives that all riders will be able to follow.
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The United States Dressage Federation is pleased to sponsor the 2011 and 2012 Adult Clinic Series featuring Lilo Fore. Riders of these clinics receive private lessons in a symposium style format. These adult clinics fulfill an important goal of USDF to educate all of the riding public on the benefits of classical dressage. The adult clinics will appeal to the broadest spectrum of auditors and riders of all levels and ability. Each clinic offers lectures and enlightening Q & A sessions. Click on the Adult Clinic Series Banner above to learn more.
 Lilo Fore - USA
A name synonymous with dressage in the US, Lilo Fore is an FEI "I" Judge and has been a member of the ground jury for numerous USET selection trials for the Pan American Games, the World Equestrian Games and The Olympics. She is also an FEI "C" Judge for Para-Equestrian and a USEF "R" judge for Sport Horse. She is a founding member of the USDF Instructor Certification Program and is currently an examiner. She has chaired or been a member of numerous committees for the USDF and USEF as well as being a successful rider, trainer and coach. Many of the horses she trained won national and international competitions.
She owns and operates Sporthorse America; a dressage training facility started 1989 and located in Sana
Rosa, CA.
In the Farmvet/USDF Adult Clinic Ms. Fore gives an excellent tutorial in the importance of the position of the rider in creating better movement in the horse. By insisting on quick and forward response from the horse, and careful concern with the rider's hands, the horse becomes much more fluid. On day two, Ms. Fore asks the rider to increase her understanding of contact, both by working with her from the ground and by carrying a whip horizontally. Lateral work, including the shoulder in and haunches in as well as the shoulder in down centerline are used.
_________________________________________________________ Previously Released January Videos(videos shown at reduced size) New Video- Foundation Training for the Young Horse Day 1 In this video, Ms. Fore works with rider Chad Basile and his five year old Georgian Grande mare. After watching her warm up, Ms. Fore explains that in the canter the horse needs to develop better balance, and there is an excellent demonstration of keeping the horse straight for better departs. In the stretchy circle, the mare wants to tuck her chin, and Ms Fore encourages the rider to keep her stretching to the bit.
New Video- Foundation Training for the Young Horse Day 2 Ms. Fore works with Chad Basile and his young Georgian Grande mare, building a basis for correct balance, responsiveness, and contact with the bridle. They use the single loop serpentine, leg yields at the walk and trot, and leg yields to shoulder fore to teach the shoulder in at the correct angle. (video shown at reduced size)
New Video- Creating Better Contact Day 1This lovely young Dutch Warmblood gelding works on maintaining correct contact with the bridle while becoming better balanced and raising his withers. Exercises include ten meter circles at the trot, three loop serpentines, and shoulder fore.
New Video- Creating Better Contact Day 2Lilo Fore works with Maribeth Absi on her six year old Dutch Warmblood on the essential responsiveness needed to create contact with the horse. This excellent video is a great reminder for all levels of how our horses need to react to our leg. Throughout the ride the horse becomes more solid in the contact as he becomes more forward and responsive.
 Axel Steiner-USA Axel Steiner has been involved with dressage most his life. Judging and teaching have been his primary horse activities in recent years. Axel holds the highest judge ratings - Nationally "S" and Internationally (FEI) "O," and has judged so far in 31 countries. More recently he was on the panels for the 2000 Olympics, the 2003 Pan American Games, and the World Cup Finals in 2005. Col Steiner (LT/Col,USAF, Ret) is a member of the USEF Dressage Committee, instructor/examiner for all judge promotions, and faculty member for the USDF "L" program.
At the Developing Nations Dressage Symposium Axel Steiner discusses the elements of the Grand Prix test. Two horses demonstrate the elements of Piaffe and Passage, the canter zig-zag, and the extended trot. This gives the viewer the unique opportunity of seeing two GP horses performing the movements back to back, and gives an excellent opportunity to see the variation of performance from horse to horse. There is also a discussion of the ramifications of the snaffle and double bridle at this level.
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For the Grand Prix test demo, Mr. Steiner asks the participants to score a Grand Prix test as it was ridden. He then discussed each movement and the score he gave it. There is also an explanation of using the full scale from 1 to 10 in scoring and why to do so.
Mr. Steiner continues his eudcational demonstration of how to judge the Grand Prix test with a second rider. He verbally judges the test as it is being ridden, and has the auditors score it also. Afterwards they discuss the reasoning for their scores. There is an excellent example of the halt-reinback and the canter zig zag.
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In the Developing Nations Dressage Symposium, Mr. Steiner judges the I1 test, giving his comments and scores as the test is ridden. The major movements in the I1 test are the full canter pirouette, counter change in the half passes, shoulder in on Center Line, and flying changes every 2 strides. Afterwards the discussion includes some great pointers on improving the canter pirouette.
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