Description

Secondly, it makes it possible for the horse to stay balanced through the turns when carrying a rider, reduces the loading of the inside foreleg, as well as working his neck and body muscles by alternating between stretching and contracting. Therefore, bending work has an incredible gymnasticizing effect and plays a very important role in maintaining soundness.

Understand and learn in this film:

how you can apply your aids
why young horses must be introduced to the concept of flexion and bend
the effect the flexion and bend aids have
what happens in the horse’s body when flexing and bending
what flexion and bend have to do with the diagonal aids
what you can do when it doesn’t all go to plan
Dr Britta Schöffmann, with a PhD in Sports Science, is also an internationally successful author, having written various Dressage training books for many years. Her own riding education was shaped by Masters such as Fritz Tempelmann, Harry Boldt and Klaus Balkenhol. The former Grand Prix rider receives suggestions and ideas for her practical writing style in her daily interaction with riding pupils of all levels and horses of various breeds.

Training dressage horses and riders is Britta Schöffmann’s passion. As a former grand prix dressage rider, holder of the German Golden Reitabzeichen, and a PhD in Sports Science, she loves teaching pupils and being able to share her knowledge. As well as coaching and training dressage riders and horses, she has also successfully authored many highly regarded dressage and riding books, available worldwide. It is especially important to her that dressage riding is seen as a good basis for every rider and every horse, regardless of their training level or the breed of their horse.

Approx run time 82 mins. REGION FREE DVD.