I have two more video clips to post from this weekend’s Core Workshop held in Milton, Wisconsin at Awareness In Riding. Thanks again for those who participated! Read the rest of this entry »
We are still running through lots and lots of video taken over this weekend from The Core Workshop, which was put on at Awareness In Riding in Milton, Wisconsin. Many thanks to those who showed up, it wouldn’t be a workshop without participants! I also want to thank my wonderful camera ‘man’ (my mom).
I’ve posted a new video on YouTube which talks briefly about the seat and one of its exercises. This is my first video, and am looking to critique it and create more!
The movement of the piaffe, or trotting in place, is one long considered to be a movement achieved only through the mastery and ultimate refinement of aids coupled with the correct training structure to develop the horse. Piaffe is often seen performed in a myriad of venues; dressage competitions, horse fairs and demonstrations, circus, trick performances, etc. It has become more of a common sight, to see a horse trotting in place, and the awe and impress that follows is that in accordance with the rumor that the piaffe is difficult to train. This assumption is often incorrect however and is made by those who have not learned to train the piaffe or have struggled with it’s training.
It becomes easy to see when watching this clip, exactly how Reiner Klimke became not only a champion in his own respect, but an icon of great horsemanship. There is a thread of modern competitive dressage leaking through his performance, primarily the trot work, however RK is a rider deserving of accolades for his refined and subtle aids.
