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FLUENT/FLUENCY - Flowing or moving smoothly and easily. Same as fluid. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

BASICS - The basics form the correct foundation of the progressive training of the horse, independent of the execution of specific test movements.  The...

TILTING - Tipping or cocking the head (lowering one ear)—an evasion. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

RESISTANCE - Active or rigid opposition to the connection or to the aids of the rider (e.g. against or above the bit).  Not the...

ELASTICITY - The ability or tendency to stretch and contract the musculature smoothly, giving the impression of stretchiness or springiness. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

LATE - Execution after the aids or after the prescribed place or letter. Usually applied to flying changes and transitions.  Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

CONSTRAINED - Forced or compelled against the will - the horse’s forward or sideways movement, bend, and/or execution of the required exercise not appearing...

SWINGING HEAD - The horse’s muzzle moves left-and-right or in circles, indicating constraint or incorrect acceptance of contact/connection. Same as head wagging. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

HORIZONTAL BALANCE - A longitudinal balance between downhill and uphill. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

PIVOTING - Failure to pick up a foot in the rhythm of the gait, such that the horse swivels around the grounded (or “stuck”)...