Tag: Adequan/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference
Look Where You Want To Go
In this clip, David Hunt coaches a demonstration rider through the half pass, reminding her to begin the half pass with two steps of shoulder-in, and to ride the movement while looking where she wants to go and thinking of the trot.
Work Must Not Be Punishment
In this clip, David Hunt discusses the importance of keeping the horse happy in his work as he learns increasingly difficult movements, and that the work must not be a punishment.
How You Finish an Exercise
In this clip, Henk van Bergen reminds riders that an exercise can be split into three parts - preparation for the exercise, the exercise itself, and how you finish the exercise. Riders must remember that how you finish the exercise is still a part of the exercise.
Leg-Yield to Help Tempo
In this clip, David Hunt discusses the use of leg-yield to maintain tempo, and prevent the horse from running away from the aids.
Better Is The Enemy of Good
In this clip, Henk van Bergen discusses why "better is the enemy of good".
2023 Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference Takeaways – Part 2
By Megan Compton
The 2023 Adequan®/USDF Trainers Conference was recently held in Florida, drawing over 300 attendees. Here, USDF Silver and Bronze Medalist and USDF...
Looking back at the 2017 Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference
The 2023 Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference will be held January 16-17 at High Meadow Farm in Loxahatchee, FL. The conference will feature David Hunt,...
Looking back at the 2016 Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference
The 2023 Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference will be held January 16-17 at High Meadow Farm in Loxahatchee, FL. The conference will feature David...
5 Unforgettable Moments from the 2022 US Dressage Finals presented by...
By Chelsey Burris
The US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® gets its moniker, the Centerline of Champions, for good reason. Competitors from across the United...
Creating Balance in the Warm Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHFoqVaeXpU
Ashley Holzer discusses balancing the horse in the warm up in this excerpt from the 2020 Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference.
The 2020 Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers...