Part 1:  Mr. Steiner watches the warm up of this impressive gelding, and determines that the first step should be to work on stretching and releasing the back behind the saddle. They show a great example of the gymnastic benefit of this stretching.  

Part 2:   By working trot walk trot transitions they encourage the horse to push from behind and improve the walk rhythm in the process.  They repeat the exercise in the canter, asking him to stretch down, and using down transitions to the trot in the same frame to loosen his back.  In the walk they interrupt his pacey walk by pushing him out of his comfort zone.  

Part 3:  The trot has shown great improvement.  They move on to a clean three beat canter and then collection using only the seat, and from that develop the working canter pirouette.  They go to the right and repeat the canter pirouette exercise while asking him to carry himself.     

Part 4:   The single changes show good jump through, and they move on to the twos.  There is a loss of balance in the ones, so they return to the twos.  

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Part 1:  Mr. Hess begins by asking this pony to be quicker in the walk while riding on the snaffle rather than the curb rein.  They work on making her more responsive in the up transitions.  When they increase the flexion, it must come from the inside leg and not just the inside rein. The walk pirouette is used to get her more responsive to the leg.  

Part 2:  The whip is added to make the up transitions sharper, and Mr. Hess asks for the down transitions to happen without the rein. In the canter he asks that the mare be more forward and open in her body.  

Part 3:  When they go to the leg yield on the circle Mr. Hess asks for more response, moving off the inside leg  

Part 4: The challenge is increased as they continue with the leg yield on the circle at the trot.  Mr. Hess stresses the use of the inside leg.  They then go to shoulder in on the long sides.   

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