Classical Dressage & Celtic Music

Classical dressage with my awesome, fluffy little mare :]

This video contains clips of her collected walk, trot, canter, and canter strike-off.


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Category:

Sports

Tags:

• classical
• riding
• dressage
• collection
• walk
• trot
• canter
• strike
• off
• impulsion
• celtic
• music
• beautiful
• proud
• horses
• po

[6399oh]

You have a lovely seat.

[Daniiiii08]

Thank you very much!

-^____^-

[girl87654]

Good! but little sth to get you even better: slow the pony down-a lot. More supple hand so your lovley little pony doe not go btw, and strech yourself more upwards and legs downwards. Good luck!

[Daniiiii08]

Thanks for the tip- but concerning her pace, whereas it shouldn't be "speedy", her gait, in order to achieve "true" collection, has to be active- "brilliant", as my instructor likes to say :}

Thanks though for the advice about my seat, hands, etc ^_^

[girl87654]

Yes, ASK her to move slower and slower and meanwhile reward every try when she does not loose cadnence. Transitions Transitions Transitions is the key to collection!

[Daniiiii08]

Well, I'll give it a try... She may not be strong enough yet to maintain the same motion at a slower pace, but it's something we'll work up to.

Again, thanks for the advice :}

[someoneinnz]

Classical dressage isnt a phrase for a horse not being on the bit with the head high and not rejecting the aids, its for the horse and rider to be in an overall picture of harmony with the power almost oozing out from the horses hindend. Good on you for trying, but keep studying it!!! -and dont say your classical unless you really are or youl look abit idiotic :S

[moynzie]

How lovely to see you riding bareback, with soft hands! Don't listen to the critics, just enjoy yourself & your pony will enjoy it too. You GO girl!!!!!!!! And remember, some of the so-called 'experts' can't ride bareback at all, HA!

[TroubleandAlyssa]

@ploolg2008 you do NOT have a good eye. Everyone starts somewhere, she is doing fine.

[TroubleandAlyssa]

has this pony foundered? she is very easy to see in the slow motion, not showing a true trot. ignore all the other comments, true collection is carrying all weight evenly in front and hind. Never necessarily more in the back.

[fireofinfinity]

I love to see that you're trying, and your horse will show better collection and more of an uphill, carrying posture after continual training in lightness. For your riding, a more lifted upper body will help balance your horse onto the hindquarters further. Currently this isn't classical- the horse's mouth is not light and engaged, with the poll being the highest part of the horse. the horse is falling downhill. Good luck- you have to start at walk or halt and be light, before you ask for more

[ploolg2008]

that is NOT classical dressage. 

[missjax2011]

I see a horse and rider that working towards a classical frame. Oh and any horse is built for classical, centuries ago when the riding style was developed the was you trained and slowly worked the horse up is what built it for classical. Many of the horses then were not as well conformed as the horses we have now and so the riders would have to help them become more suited.

[Dummesblatt]

KRÜPEL POWER

[someoneinnz]

Looking at your notes, it looks like you have a pretty damn good idea about it, and that your working on it and realize shes not realy for the big stuff. Think about lateral work in the walk (shoulder-in, quarters-in, half pass, etc) and smaller circles (just a few to start) Its great you realize it dosnt happen overnight, and its also great that you are trying to rahab the older horse as they can be helped alot by correct riding! Well done :)

[someoneinnz]

Your horse isnt built for classical work as shes not very uphill, and abit long in the back, nevertheless you can try but you will almost need to lift her into it (not so classical as thats not self cariage) At the start the horse is overbent. Her hindend is almost completely disengaged but atlest shes tracking up.