Tag: David Hunt

In this clip, David Hunt discusses the importance of understanding that the preparation and setup of an exercise is an equally important part of the exercise as the execution of the exercise itself.

David Hunt reminds riders that riding transitions is necessary for putting the horse together...You have to make moves & exercises to bring the horse together.

USDF and YourDressage has you covered with this series of quick takeaways from the 2023 Trainers Conference, featuring Henk van Bergen, Linda Zang, Lilo Fore, and David Hunt!

The Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference is an invaluable event to attend, but we can’t all be there. So YourDressage has you covered with quick takeaways from the 2023 Trainers Conference.

David Hunt reminds riders that they should be able to ask for inside flexion without the horse falling in off the track in which they are traveling.

In this clip, David Hunt reminds us that in order to lengthen the neck, we must engage the hind legs, which follow the front legs, which must follow the mouth.

David Hunt reminds a rider of the need for constant communication through the contact, and to not wait until the horse does something incorrectly to communicate with them.

The Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference is an invaluable event to attend and learn from. In this clip, David Hunt discusses the positioning of the horse's body in the shoulder-in.

David Hunt discusses the realization that the more experienced he becomes in dressage, the more he realizes that it is a mental game, and as riders we must engage our horse's mind to get them to buy into what we are asking them to do.

David Hunt reminds riders to think about what they have and what they need prior to asking their horse to perform an exercise.