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PRE-SHOW NOTES

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I leave for Mid Ohio Dressage Classic in less than a week, and today Hani vidoed my ride. I had so many break- throughs!!


  1. For right trot halfpass, do not put outside leg too far back! This results in breaking to the canter! Keep leg at girth and move haunches.
  2. Left trot halfpass -- start in shoulder-fore, then keep shoulders to right, and add haunches.
  3. For left canter halfpass, ride canter with very following hands. Gadget will bend around inside leg and flow sideways. If you hold too much in reins, the canter falls apart.
  4. Turn on the haunches -- soft hands, strongly hold haunches to inside, then ride shoulders around like cow pony, only half-halting between steps to keep rhythm.
  5. Stay soft/following in the hands to keep Gadget soft in the neck/back.

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