First and foremost, it's to be taught in a fair way the horse is able to understand best. Therefore there's no "real piaffe has to be learned this or that way" (@MichlPiano). Some learn it easier by half steps out of walk, out of trot, without rider at all... or by touching with a stick. After the horse has figured out what it's supposed to do, the piaffe can be further developed and is finally performed (in contrast to " is taught"!) out of collected trot. What we see is horse-friendly teaching
This isn't a dressage-piaffe, but a circus-piaffe. This is just a trick. A real piaffe has to be learned out of an extreme collected trot. Not just lifting the legs without moving forward.
Clearly the head of the Spanish Riding School doesn't know what he is doing right? Piaffe is developed for walk or better yet rein back (because of the diagonalization). Traditionally this is how it is introduced!
Piaffe nowadays is unfortuanly more a trick than the horse being collected. The horse is taught to to it like a tricks, its forced to do it. The piaffe is no more the highest level of collection. The horse just do it because is it taught to do it with an anoying stick.
What if the horse didden't care about the stick? Would you then slap it harder? My horse would give a damn. She does not respond to being tickled in any way, any where on her body.
@DKBlueGirl The purpose of the "annoying stick" is to make a cue precise and understandable for the horse. In my way of thinking there is nothing wrong with using this tool to teach the horse the piaffe. And yes, if the horse didn't respond to the tapping you would tap it harder. Not out of frustration, but to increase the pressure until the horse responds correctly. Then you would release the pressure. No matter how collected, not every horse will do the piaffe naturally.
@TheFlyaway88 My horse couldent care less about being tabbed at by a stick - she does not care. There for she cant be taught "spanish walk". You'd have to beat her to get some kind of respond, and that is not fair.
I still think this i a wrong way to teach piaffe - piaffe is made of high collection, not because the horse tries to avoid tapping sticks.
@DKBlueGirl You must LEARN the horse to respond to the stick in a proper way NOT by beat them just by repeat the exercise and have a great portion of patient!!! This video shows a very sensitive horse that is not yet doing a piaffe, we try to give her an idea of bring her hindlegs further together and under as a preparation..As you can see Mr Kottas never using the stick strong he just tap it very gently and precis and that is just exactly what i want to show.
why does the guy keep tapping the horse with the whip when the horse is already doing what the guy wants? all the guy is doing is irritating the hell outta that horse!
@haven60786 i'm not saying he's hurting the horse but it seems like the constant tapping is counter productive. instead of keeping the horse going the horse stops and kicks.
@painthorselover101 if you notice, they only stop and reward the horse when it picks up its legs properly, not kicking. they are getting the horse to pick its feet up under itself which it does more and more of as the lesson goes on.
Thank you! I have the opportunity train for Mr Kottas when he come to Sweden so theres several films at my chanel from his clinics. To see Mr Kottas work with horses is like magic, hes so gentle and nice and the horses just love him! Arthur Kottas is at true master of horsemanship!
sry but the horse does not look happy!!! i think he or she should learn it first at the hand so he or she would be better prepared...
but lovely horse !
TheTetamaus 2 days ago
thank you for this fine vid
horsewhisperlad 2 weeks ago
I wish it had a better video and audio quality!!!
catstronaught00 1 month ago
First and foremost, it's to be taught in a fair way the horse is able to understand best. Therefore there's no "real piaffe has to be learned this or that way" (@MichlPiano). Some learn it easier by half steps out of walk, out of trot, without rider at all... or by touching with a stick. After the horse has figured out what it's supposed to do, the piaffe can be further developed and is finally performed (in contrast to " is taught"!) out of collected trot. What we see is horse-friendly teaching
almostmyselfandmore 1 month ago
I learn it at the same way :) (sorry for my english, I'm from Belgium) Great :)
Flying2thesky 2 months ago
@Flying2thesky Thx:)
holmenhast 2 months ago
This isn't a dressage-piaffe, but a circus-piaffe. This is just a trick. A real piaffe has to be learned out of an extreme collected trot. Not just lifting the legs without moving forward.
MichlPiano 3 months ago
@MichlPiano Totally agree
MrChrisham12345 3 months ago
Clearly the head of the Spanish Riding School doesn't know what he is doing right? Piaffe is developed for walk or better yet rein back (because of the diagonalization). Traditionally this is how it is introduced!
cadenced 2 weeks ago
i would love to learn this at my self
josaldinho1883 4 months ago
LOL! Wtf!? Amazing!
KarboNeTikz 5 months ago
nie umiesz uczyć piaffu,
qrgan 6 months ago
all i do is tap his butt with it will doing a slow trot and half halting?
thehorsesrule101 9 months ago
This was really good work! Exactly how it should be done:)
muzikaa77 11 months ago
so glad to see this video.. vs stupid people who tie the horse between two posts and force them to be collected.. excellent video !!!
SassyMustang1980 11 months ago
I have never adopted this method..I wanna try..thank you!
courtband 1 year ago
Piaffe nowadays is unfortuanly more a trick than the horse being collected. The horse is taught to to it like a tricks, its forced to do it. The piaffe is no more the highest level of collection. The horse just do it because is it taught to do it with an anoying stick.
What if the horse didden't care about the stick? Would you then slap it harder? My horse would give a damn. She does not respond to being tickled in any way, any where on her body.
DKBlueGirl 1 year ago
@DKBlueGirl The purpose of the "annoying stick" is to make a cue precise and understandable for the horse. In my way of thinking there is nothing wrong with using this tool to teach the horse the piaffe. And yes, if the horse didn't respond to the tapping you would tap it harder. Not out of frustration, but to increase the pressure until the horse responds correctly. Then you would release the pressure. No matter how collected, not every horse will do the piaffe naturally.
TheFlyaway88 9 months ago
@TheFlyaway88 My horse couldent care less about being tabbed at by a stick - she does not care. There for she cant be taught "spanish walk". You'd have to beat her to get some kind of respond, and that is not fair.
I still think this i a wrong way to teach piaffe - piaffe is made of high collection, not because the horse tries to avoid tapping sticks.
DKBlueGirl 9 months ago
@DKBlueGirl You must LEARN the horse to respond to the stick in a proper way NOT by beat them just by repeat the exercise and have a great portion of patient!!! This video shows a very sensitive horse that is not yet doing a piaffe, we try to give her an idea of bring her hindlegs further together and under as a preparation..As you can see Mr Kottas never using the stick strong he just tap it very gently and precis and that is just exactly what i want to show.
holmenhast 9 months ago
@holmenhast And if the horse gives a damn about you taping the stick? What then?
DKBlueGirl 9 months ago
Wonderful, soft and correct!
cynch1 1 year ago
why does the guy keep tapping the horse with the whip when the horse is already doing what the guy wants? all the guy is doing is irritating the hell outta that horse!
painthorselover101 1 year ago
@painthorselover101 He's keeping him going so that he doesnt stop.
haven60786 1 year ago
@haven60786 he could just tap the ground near/beside him. it would stop the horse from getting annoyed and kicking.
painthorselover101 1 year ago
@painthorselover101 its not like he's tapping hard. the horse probably just thinks its a fly tbh..
haven60786 1 year ago
@haven60786 i'm not saying he's hurting the horse but it seems like the constant tapping is counter productive. instead of keeping the horse going the horse stops and kicks.
painthorselover101 1 year ago
@painthorselover101 if you notice, they only stop and reward the horse when it picks up its legs properly, not kicking. they are getting the horse to pick its feet up under itself which it does more and more of as the lesson goes on.
razrbladefaerie 1 year ago
@painthorselover101 He's also making the horse pick up its legs to perform correctly.
haven60786 1 year ago
Thank you! I have the opportunity train for Mr Kottas when he come to Sweden so theres several films at my chanel from his clinics. To see Mr Kottas work with horses is like magic, hes so gentle and nice and the horses just love him! Arthur Kottas is at true master of horsemanship!
holmenhast 1 year ago
very nice, i have some dvd's from arthur kottas, he is a very good rider/trainner.
kikingfriesian 1 year ago