Learn The Prelim 2 British Dressage Test (2016)

Horse having a cheeky spook and buck then settles for the Prelim 2 (2016) dressage test practice with narration and test subtitles.

[@sammiller3032]

Really enjoy your training videos,I watch them tons before competition. Super helpful. Luv the tango Dante x

[@oliviamae3281]

Please keep doing these videos, they are fabulous, I need all the help I can get.

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

Ah Thank you! It means a lot and I am so glad they are helping people.

[@nickymachin4988]

I absolutely love these videos Sonja, they are just brilliant. Informative, accurate, so easy to learn from and I use them all the time. Thank you from me and my lovely pony x

[@nicolashepherd1785]

I really enjoy your videos, thank you for putting them together. There is so much to think about when you are in the saddle, it is helpful to watch someone else ride the test and to hear their commentary about what they are aiming for with each movement.

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

Thank you, glad they help

[@allisonclasen7008]

Love these coaching videos. Full of helpful clear tips.

[@sallyashen8154]

Watched Into A with my daughter before we took our 5 yr old to his first event, they came 3rd! found your videos really helpful thank you.

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

Sally Ashen Thats brilliant, really glad it helped

[@bernster123]

I agree with poster below, these are brilliant. So helpful for preparing for tests.

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

Thank you, glad they are helping. I will do more when the weather improves (for the robot camera) x

[@RobMurkin17]

I love you videos Sonia, they are easy to listen too without too much jargon

[@evaequestrian2628]

This helped so much!! Trying to learn Prelim 2 and couldn't get it!

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

Really glad it helped x

[@ginamatthews640]

Great video, nice and clear movements, puts the written test into reality making it much easier to absorb!

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

Hi, thank you x

[@lynnsoudan2249]

Great video and helping me prepare for my Prelim 2 test in March. Would be even better if the view was overhead think you did this on one of your other videos. Need all the help I can get!!!

[@HUNTERHORSE]

these are fantastic and have been extremely helpful thankyou very much

[@estebandiaz3819]

I love them!

[@the3equestrians215]

These videos are really helpful, thank you

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

Glad to help, thanks

[@ladygodiva45]

FABULOUSLY SAT !! YOU HARDLY MOVED :)

[@estebandiaz3819]

I love it it has fab tips bit harder cuz I’ve not seen dressage from that point of view if you know what I mean!

[@nicholaphillips7635]

Thank you for these brilliant videos. Can I ask about what you are feeling / doing when Dante comes deep and a little behind the vertical (e.g. first circle in trot). My horse does this (he is still finding his balance and not as well developed and powerful behind as Dante) and I am worried now that I have made too much of deal about it - because judges kept on mentioning it - and my horse now seems worried and less consistent in the contact, with periods of opening his mouth champing / pulling his tongue back or trying to grab the bit with his molars when things get tense. I don't want to use a flash to hide it because it's a pretty clear sign something's not right. I went to a bit fit assessment and was told my horse is just mobile in his mouth and no bit fit issues but this is a new thing so I am not happy just ignoring it. Ted did used to go much longer and lower and was quite a lot heavier on the forehand. This has improved and I feel like I have more engagement now and his trot is easier to sit to and his lateral work definately more punchy less floppy but having seen your video this morning with Dante so settled I wonder at what cost? I notice in the video that you seem to allow and let your arms move forwards with him when his balance wavers even if it means he goes deep or comes behind the vertical occasionally - as a result your connection through the bit stays soft and elastic. In comparison to the tension creeping in to our work (Ted and I) I am thinking now I've messed things up. I understand that contact issues are almost always connected to a lack of carrying capacity in the hocks. Any tips for how I can improve my horses ability to maintain a more consistent outline and try and get rid of this tension that has crept in - pretty sure due to me being fixated on his outline. We are schooling elementary and competing Novice but I think I have tried to move too fast :-(

[@ellenagar1987]

love the fart that goes with the buck!

[@phoebejohnson7336]

I’m doing a prelim 2 in 2020, will it be the same or will it have changed since when this was posted? Xx

[@equievolvecoaching5777]

This is Prelim 2 the 2016 version. It is always worth checking the version you have is the one the centre are using. This will usually be the most current one and this can in turn be checked on the BD website where you can also buy any new, updated versions as applicable.