Norbo's Spanish Walk Lesson
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Norbo, who is now 8, had been very rushed in his early training and already had piaffe, passage and spanish walk when he arrived at six years old! However, he triangulated at piaffe instead of lowering the haunches (that is, he brought his front legs back and failed to carry himself and lower the haunches). His passage was better but we worked an strengthening him and also used the spanish walk to strengthen him and increase his balance and freedom in the shoulder. In spanish walk I am using the leg softly, alternately. Usually spur is not needed if you have sufficient collection in the walk for either piaffe or spanish walk.
Posted by Mary Rose Dressage on Sunday, July 26, 2015
Norbo, who is now 8, had been very rushed in his early training and already had piaffe, passage and spanish walk when he arrived at six years old! However, he triangulated at piaffe instead of lowering the haunches (that is, he brought his front legs back and failed to carry himself and lower the haunches). His passage was better but we worked an strengthening him and also used the spanish walk to strengthen him and increase his balance and freedom in the shoulder. In spanish walk I am using the leg softly, alternately. Usually spur is not needed if you have sufficient collection in the walk for either piaffe or spanish walk
Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2015