How To Ride The Medium Trot In Dressage

[@srv4r4]

Why the double bridle and the flash..

[@daliahelmy410]

Hello. I just have started my lessons. And being over the horse and just the horse starts moving, i got scared. I have not tried any sport before and i am 31. Do you know if there is a reason for that? Thank you

[@mackenzie.bircher]

People don’t realize that the medium trot is more about power coming from the hind rather than scope in the front. This horse has a beautiful front end in the trot, but not in the hind end. I would like to see this rider focus more on the hind.

[@Hoofbeats]

Theres a reason for this scope in the front. Due to the fact that the horses head Position is way to tense and tight the muscles on the lower Neck shorten over time. These muscles are connected to the breast and forehand. When you then ask the horse for a "collected" head position and make them Go faster these shorten muscles pull up the forelegs. I hope you understand, what I mean. My english is not thaaat good hahah

[@susanaisabelsantos2707]

Agree 100%

[@EpicDressage1]

What is this trainer's name? Like his style of explaining :)

[@tropicaoptica]

Oh god the curb rein CRINGE and hyperflexion... where is the solo french link loose ring we all should be training in? All this trainer is doing is forcing a frame and utilizing this horses "hotness" for his power.

[@adamwinbourne9128]

You should definitely put some videos up yourself ... show us how it’s done !

[@tropicaoptica]

My OTTB dressage horse passed away 10 years ago, and I’ve been horseless since, but classical methods are what saved his life from being a total upside down or overflexed basket case with a sore back. If anyone is training like how I was taught it’s ArttoRide on KZbin, they have TONS of videos on classical foundation training to get a horse working over its back. It’s the exact same ways I developed my horse. Search any of their videos like “work in hand” “the stretch” or “developing collection” or any of their video critiques of viewers sending in working their own horses.

[@dorothyleeuw8774]

In the heading it claims the rider quietly makes corrections. Not so. Firstly who rides a horse in a double bridle with a flash. The horse should be ridden in a snaffle. The horse is lovely but the medium trot is being developed from tension not relaxation. I would rather see a few medium steps with suppleness and relaxation than this.

[@onyx9917]

Looks slightly lame on the right front maybe- but I’d need to see him with more impulsion to actually tell. When they are trotting that slow it’s hard to tell what’s lameness and what’s not. The ideal trot to tell, at least for me, would be a medium or working trot by dressage terms. But just having him step up a little more and actually move into the trot more would make any lameness more obvious and defined

[@onyx9917]

I’d basically just have him do some tighter circles both directions at both a working and collected trot. I say this because when you ask him for more lift and movement it’s easiest to tell which leg is struggling to keep up. Small circles will likely be more uncomfortable for him, so I wouldn’t do many of them- but it’s the best way to figure out which side the problem is on. I’ve always used the logic that their temporary discomfort on the circles are worth it to get them long term relief. So I’d say keep the ride brief if he seems very uncomfortable or is displaying symptoms of pain, and maybe shift to a lunge line (harder to tell since you can’t control the trot as well, but if he’s in too much pain it’s better). Also try and pay attention to if the lameness seems to get worse or better the longer he’s going. Side note, have someone get you tons of video. Vets like to see it, and it will help you review. When circling, try and get the person recording in the center- interior angles tend to help more. Sincerely, someone who has a ottb and struggled with lameness for over two years (literally on every leg at different points) and has gotten way too much experience finding it. Also, everything that I’ve just written out has been approved and used by the many vets I’ve gone to, including lameness specialists, and used to identify and treat lameness in dozens of other horses (I’m kinda the go-to lameness person at my barn, and since there are over 100 horses there, I get calls pretty frequently lol)

[@Flying0Dismount]

How to ride-ride the medium trot-trot