6390 - Andrea - Google Sheets

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1				PURPOSE: To introduce the rider and/or horse to the sport of dressage. To show understanding of riding the horse forward with a steady tempo into an elastic contact with independent, steady hands and a correctly balanced seat. To show proper geometry of figures in the arena with correct bend (corners and circles).			RIDER #	6390
2							NAME:	Andrea Arcia
3							Points Possible:	200
4							Final Score:	63.000%
5							Judge:	Donna Gatchell
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7	USDF INTRODUCTORY LEVEL – TEST C
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9			TEST	DIRECTIVES	POINTS	*	TOTAL	REMARKS
10	1	A X	Enter working trot rising. Halt through medium walk. Salute - Proceed working trot rising.	Straightness on centerline and in transitions; clear trot rhythm.	6		6	Quite straight, but head is high, and slightly against hand into halt
11	2	C	Track right, working trot rising.	Balance and bend in turn.	6.5		6.5	Active, with clear bend, but cauld be softer in contact
12	3	B	Circle right 20 meters.	Roundness and size of circle; clear trot rhythm and bend.	6		6	Active trot with clear bend, but neck is to high and braced
13	4	A Before A	Circle right 20 meters developing working canter in first quarter of the circle, right lead. Working trot rising.	Roundness and size of circle; clear canter rhythm and bend.	6		6	needs clearer bend, but fairly active, needs softer rounder connection
14	5		(Transition in & out of canter).	Balance and smoothness.	6		6	Hollow into canter , slight against riders hands into trot
15	6	K-X-M	Change rein, working trot rising.	Trot rhythm and straightness on diagonal; bend through corners.	6.5		6.5	Active and straight, cauld be more supple
16	7	E	Circle left 20 meters.	Roundness and size of circle; clear trot rhythm and bend.	6		6	Active but neerds better bend to left and head is to high
17	8	A Before A	Circle left 20 meters developing working canter in first quarter of the circle, left lead. Working trot rising	Roundness and size of circle; clear canter rhythm and bend.	6		6	Active but needs better bend and softer topline
18	9		(Transition in & out of canter).	Balance and smoothness.	6.5		6.5	Prompt to canter, slightly on forhand to trot
19	10	Between F & B	Medium walk.	Willing and balanced transition; clear walk rhythm.	6.5		6.5	willing trans, but add more march to walk,
20	11	B-H H	Free walk. Medium walk.	Complete freedom to stretch neck forward and downward; clear walk rhythm, straightness on the diagonal; Willing and balanced transition; clear walk rhythm.ground cover.	5.5		5.5	No stretch down shown
21	12	Between C & M	Working trot rising to A.	Willing and balanced transition; clear trot rhythm.	7		7	prompt and active trot , cauld be rounder in topline
22	13	A X	Down centerline. Halt through medium walk. Salute.	Straightness on centerline; willingness, balanced transition and halt.	6.5		6.5	fairlty striaght and fair balance into halt, needs softer rounder connection
23	Leave arena in free walk. Exit at A.
24		COLLECTIVE MARKS			POINTS		TOTAL	REMARKS
25		1	Gaits	Freedom and regularity	7		7
26		2	Impulsion	Desire to move forward with suppleness of the back and steady tempo.	6.5		6.5	needs supppleness of back
27		3	Submission	Acceptance of steady contact, attention, and confidence.	6	2	12	some bracing, needs softer steadier connection
28		4	Rider’s Position and Seat	Keeping in balance with the horse	7		7	Rider sits well
29		5	Rider’s Correct and Effective Use of the Aids	Correct bend and preparation of transitions	6		6	Needs more effeciveness
30		6	Geometry and Accuracy	Correct size and shape of circles and turns	6.5		6.5	fairly accurate on shape of circles and turns
31		A really lovley horse who moves really well, rider is fairly talented but now needs to work on a softer, rounder connection for more improved scores, often neck is braced, causing loss of valuble points, Ride horse from seat and leg into a softer rounder connection. Much potential to move up and do well, but must address this issure.. improve free walk, horse must stretch down
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36		POINTS:	126
37		ERRORS:	0
38		SUBTOTAL:	126
39		SCORE:	63.000%
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41		EXTRA FEEDBACK
42		Andrea , this is a really nice horse, with 3 clear gaits, he has elasticity to his trot and good jump in his canter Overall though you need a softer more secure connection and also to show better bend in your circles and turns. For the connection he needs to be rounder and more over his topline, to help achieve this you should ride him on a circle and practice spiraling in and out, bringing the circle down to a small circle, ( think like a spinning top) and then leg yielding him out to the bigger circle off your inside leg, this will force him to take the bend and flexion to the inside and strep from the inside hind leg to the outside rein which will help him to find better softer contact, you should do this every day both directions several times with a walk break . He has to learn to better go from your inside leg to outside rein, make sure to keep your hands down and quiet, and let your horse find the connection, take inside flexion so he gets softer in his jaw and yields to your hand, sometimes it’s helpful to keep hands a little wider at first so you give him something to go to Practice transitions to get your horse better responsive to your leg, lots of walk- trot and trot -walk, to make him quicker to your aids. Your free walk does not stretch down and you need to keep the strides active, we like to think of the free walk as walking like a tiger, the horse must take long active strides and we are looking for over track 1-2 hoof prints is acceptable but 2-3 hoofprints is really good. Not all horses are capable of that much over track but you need to see what you can get. Bend in both directions should be improved. the horse must bend around your inside leg, bend starts at the rib cage, (around your inside leg) and then follows through the neck, looking to the inside, the jaw flexes to the inside, so you have inside bend and inside flexion, you want to be able to see your horses inside eye and nostril. Canter transitions need to be prompter as they are sluggish and hollow, again practice on a circle going back and forth from trot to canter, maybe a tap with your whip as you ask him to canter to get a better response, make sure to do on a circle so you create your correct bend, and a good exercise is to leg yield out on the circle as you ask the horse to canter, it makes the inside hind leg engage more which will help with the transition, the quality of the canter is good as far as jump is concerned but he needs to be rounder and more supple If you can make your canter transitions prompter and improve bend and responsiveness you will be ready to move up to training level Your presentation was very nice, you do need better alignment with your shoulder, hip and heel. In the trot you should thing about swinging your hips forward and not so “up and down” You get slightly behind the movement as you post to high instead of swinging hips forward. Good luck to you, if you work to improve these things you will bring your scores up. You are a very talented rider, but need more tools to develop your horse to what you both are capable. Good luck to you, if you work to improve these things you will bring your scores up. You are a very talented rider, but need more tools to develop your horse to what you both are capable.
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