The purpose of the videos is to provide visibility of what each stage is trying to achieve, and the Support is to help you and your horse get there.
The structure is designed to work in a logical sequentional manner, building on previous stages.
A basic aid / tool trained at halt.
Helpful in braking down Quarters In (Travers) into a simple step for handler and horse.
A fantastic tool for a difficult horse at the mounting block.
This movement also mobilizes and frees the shoulders, which allows the handler/rider to place the forehand and engage the hind quarters.
Start of more collection.
The quarters stay on the track while the forelegs shift to inside and the bend is opposite to Shoulder-In.
Great for suppleness and lightening the body especially the shoulders when a horse gets a little stuck/ solid in flexion.
This is a dressage and training movement to prepare you for Half Pass and Pirouettes.
This helps to improve lateral bending, over all suppleness and engagement behind.
This is a dressage movement where the horse should be gently wrapped round the rider’s inside leg. It moves forward and sideways with its forehand slightly ahead of its hind quarters.
More flexion and swing comes with time, training and strength.
Balance, rhythm and engagement is key.
This is a dressage movement, shown at the Walk and Canter.
This is a big ask for a horse, as it has to sit and take weight back onto its hindquarters. This requires suppleness through its whole body.
Training correct collection, balance and strength towards the canter pirouettes.
