Lesson 1 -- Dressage Techniques Class

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Date Posted: 13:00:10 06/05/01 Tue
Author: Mrs. Kelly
Subject: Lesson 1

There are three basic gaits in dressage: walk, trot and canter. Each one can be preformed in either extended, lengthened, working (regular), collected or medium. Circles include 10, 15 and 20 meters, where voltes are eight meters or less. Lateral movements include shoulder-in, travers, renvers, leg yields, and half-passes, all which test the horses ability to respond to the riders legs. Some other movements are diagonals, serpentines, center lines, flying changes- the horse changes the leg he is leading with in the canter, tempi changes- flying changes at certain intervals (for example every four strides), pirouettes-the horse will pivot around his hind legs, passage- an elevated trot which makes the horse appear to be floating, and piaffe-the most collected movement where the horse will trot on the spot.
In competition, horses preform tests which reflect the movements used in schooling and determine the horse's correct progress toward goals such as suppleness, balance and obedience. Dressage tests are from the Basic levels, which are ridden in a twenty by forty meter ring, up to Grand Prix level tests, which are ridden in the larger twenty by sixty sized ring. Competitive dressage is much like figure skating in a way that it requires movements and gaits to be preformed in certain sequences. Judges will mark each movement on a scale from one to ten (one=not preformed ten=excellent) and give the test a total score.
There are six goals when it comes to training a horse in dressage- rhythm, contact, suppleness, collection, straightness and impulsion. You must gradually enable the horse to carry more of his own and rider's weight over his hindquarters than over his forehand. When you get him coming from behind like this, it will create lighter forehand and a horse that is much easier to steer and stop.

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Oh Yes! And If You Have Any Questions, Post Them Below The Lesson. (NT) -- Mrs. Kelly, 10:38:18 06/06/01 Wed
EXTRA CREDIT!!! -- Rayella Chesney, 14:30:51 06/05/02 Wed