East Coast Classical Dressage

For Brego today a little sideways and then a 10M volte followed by shoulder in 🥰

Tucker is beginning to learn flechi droit. First we explain in hand that he can walk with his front and back legs aligned while having his neck bent. Under saddle I just asked him for a little bend each way while standing still. Notice how he rebalances himself to stand square when I ask for the right bend.

To begin introducing the shoulder control that will help with steering we use a little counter bend to shift the horse’s balance in the direction we want to go. Here I practice in hand and then small easy shifts of balance under saddle. You can see that Tucker finds bending right and moving left more challenging.

Walk to canter, down to trot, neck extension in trot and back up into canter. Good boy Brego ❤️

I almost didn’t post this. It isn’t flashy or exciting, just a bit of rein back that is fairly soft and balanced (thank you Tamara Drunkenmoelle for the excellent instruction on how to help make this easier for Brego). This is what training is though, little improvements day by day and firming up the foundation for more advanced work.

Today I introduced Tucker to counter shoulder in which will help widen his chest and lift his withers. He also happily trotted on both reins when asked. So incredibly pleased with this youngster ❤️