Thank you so much for clear explanations on prerequisites and technique. A very timely video for me. I've been struggling with the canter half pass and this is certainly going to help.
🙂Hi Amelia, Great videos! And all your points in this particular video are excellent and correct. Might I add one often neglected and often misunderstood consideration: To improve the canter (and its collection), it is (ironically) helpful to hand gallop your horse -- on the long side outside the dressage ring or out on the field. This strengthens the horse, improves their stamina, improves their breathing, improves their ability to step under themselves deeply, and mostly imbibes enjoyment of using their (near) full power, which is essential for the depth and quality of the canter (and improves the trot too) in the collected movements. The relationship is not obvious but critical and overlooked by many dressage riders. God bless!
Weirdly enough I have a horse that finds the canter half pass easier than in the walk and trot! He has a very balanced canter, but can get tense in walk and trot. Great explanation of the aids!
Hey Amelia, have you ever had a horse find the canter half pass easier to learn than the trot? My horses canter work is always stronger than trot and was interested to know if there’s an exception to the “teach it in trot first”.
Horses are usually better at one gait or the other. The ones who are great at all three are really rare. It usually means that they need to work on longitudinal suppleness. Try staircase exercise, snowman, and lots of shoulder fore to help with this.
The horse's shoulders should still be on the diagonal line and 'leading' the horse's directional travel. If the haunches are leading, then the shoulders aren't in the correct position on the diagonal line. Does that answer your question?
Thank you so much for clear explanations on prerequisites and technique. A very timely video for me. I've been struggling with the canter half pass and this is certainly going to help.
Glad it was helpful!
🙂Hi Amelia, Great videos! And all your points in this particular video are excellent and correct. Might I add one often neglected and often misunderstood consideration: To improve the canter (and its collection), it is (ironically) helpful to hand gallop your horse -- on the long side outside the dressage ring or out on the field. This strengthens the horse, improves their stamina, improves their breathing, improves their ability to step under themselves deeply, and mostly imbibes enjoyment of using their (near) full power, which is essential for the depth and quality of the canter (and improves the trot too) in the collected movements. The relationship is not obvious but critical and overlooked by many dressage riders. God bless!
Yes! Thanks so much for adding this!
Thanks Amelia. Excellent video.
Great demo on canter half pass
Weirdly enough I have a horse that finds the canter half pass easier than in the walk and trot! He has a very balanced canter, but can get tense in walk and trot. Great explanation of the aids!
Wonderful explanation. Thank you.
❤️ you’re welcome
Thanks for this! I love the videos you do with the PRE's! My PRE exhibits many of the same issues.
You are so welcome!
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Hey Amelia, have you ever had a horse find the canter half pass easier to learn than the trot?
My horses canter work is always stronger than trot and was interested to know if there’s an exception to the “teach it in trot first”.
Horses are usually better at one gait or the other. The ones who are great at all three are really rare. It usually means that they need to work on longitudinal suppleness. Try staircase exercise, snowman, and lots of shoulder fore to help with this.
If a half pass is described as haunches in on a diagonal line, why is quarters leading referred to as a common mistake in the riding of this movement?
The horse's shoulders should still be on the diagonal line and 'leading' the horse's directional travel. If the haunches are leading, then the shoulders aren't in the correct position on the diagonal line. Does that answer your question?