7087 Phyllis

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1				All trot work may be ridden sitting or rising, unless specified. Halts may be through the walk. To be ridden in an ordinary snaffle with the reins in both hands.			RIDER #	7087
2							NAME:	Phyllis MacCallum
3							JUDGE:	Aviva Nebesky
4							Max Pts:	270
5							Final Score:	64.444%
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8	CADORA TRAINING LEVEL TEST D
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10			TEST	DIRECTIVES	POINTS	*	TOTAL	REMARKS
11	1	A X	Enter working trot. Halt. Salute. Proceed working trot	Straightness of centre line & halt. Transitions. Quality of trot.	6		6	CL is straight and halt is balanced and immobile. note that your horse is really pushing against your left leg and that his left hind leg steps out side of the fron putting him on 3 rather than 2 tracks. use more left leg to ask him to step under more with the left hind to create straightness in him
12	2	C	Track right. Proceed to M.	Smoothness of turn. Quality of trot.	7		7	quite supple with energy. sit a bit taller and look up
13	3	M - X - K	Change rein, working trot rising. Proceed to A.	Straightness on diagonal. Quality of trot.	7		7	straight with balance in corners but bouncing a bit in connection. while your horse feels as if he is going forward, note that his hind legs/hocks trail out behind him- increase your lower leg and encourage him to push more from the HQ and drop his pelvis to "sit" more and connect more honestly to your hand
14	4	A	Circle left 20m in diameter. Proceed to B.	Roundness & balance on circle.	6.5		6.5	steady tempo and band but note the incosistency in the connection. you have a farily straight arm and wide hand and are trying to pull your horse into the connection and frame rather than pushing him into it from behind. put your hand together, straighten your wrists, ben your elbows and allow the roundness rather than trying to force it
15	5	B	Working canter left lead and circle left 20m in diameter. Proceed to C.	Transition. Roundness & balance on circle. Quality of canter.	6	2	12	willing but very braced against hand and hollow in back. try to relax your seat and allow yourself to move with the saddle rather than trying to create the swing of the canter. relax your hands and bend your elbows and allow your horse to take your hand more forward rather than trying to restrict him. if he is pulling use 1/2 halts- and losts of them as you need! if you feel that he is behind your leg- "hug" him to encourage him to bring his back up and power up his HQ- if he ignores you a gentle kick (or more) is fine
16	6	C HB	Working trot. Proceed to H. Change rein in half- arena, working trot.	Transition. Quality of trot.	6		6	unbalanced transition but obedient. it is hard to balance the down trans if the horse is hollow an braced in the canter so the canter quality will dictate your transition. please not how lovely his trot is across the short diagonal! here he is pushing nicely through his back and body with his HQ an look how soft and forward your hands are!! This is what I want through the whole test
17	7	B - F - A	Working trot.	Quality of trot.	7		7	nicely through
18	8*	A - K K - X - H	Medium walk. Loop, free walk.	Transition. Quality of medium walk. Relaxation of free walk.	6.5	2	13	A little behind vertical in FW but relaxed an covering ground. I love your hands in the FW! Now relax your seat and flow with him so he stays more supple an swinging in his back. Us the corner to help you pick him back up so you have a bend rather than trying to pick him up and causing him to brace.
19	9	H - C	Medium walk.	Transition. Quality of walk.	6.5		6.5	a little tentative in the connection an tense anticipating trot trans
20	10	C - B B	Working trot. Circle right 20m in diameter. Proceed to A.	Transition. Roundness & balance of circle.	7	2	14	energetic and bending but tight in back. note your wide hands an use of outside hand to pull horse out on circle. use your inside leg and seat ais to help put him on your line of travel and put hands together more with that same forward feel I've been talking about
21	11	A	Working canter right lead and circle right 20m in diameter. Proceed to E.	Transition. Roundness & balance of circle.	6.5		6.5	very nice transition into canter but then braces against your hand and hollows against your seat. try to soften you seat and allow it to be pushewd by the saddle and use your legs to drive the horse if he feels sluggish. your riving seat is causing him to arch away from you
22	12	E	Working trot. Proceed to C.	Quality of trot.	6		6	obedient but awkward. because he is hollow in the canter he is unable to use his HQ to sit into the downward transition and needs to throw his head up to balance his shoulders
23	13*	C	Circle right 20m rising trot, allowing the horse to stretch forward & downward. Before C, shorten the reins. Proceed to M.	Forward / downward stretch into light contact maintaining balance / quality of trot. Bend/ size / shape of circle. Balance of transitions.	6	2	12	stretches but falls on shoulers and runs, hollows with 1/2 halt. try to stay tall in your upper boy and core- remember he is the one stretching forward and down- not you! maintain a soft feel and engage your core so that you can gentl;y half halt as he stretches to help him maintain balance and truly elongate his topline and not just dive down
24	14	M - X - K	Change rein working trot sitting.	Straightness on diagonal. Quality of trot.	6.5		6.5	active and straight. you look as if you are holding yourself against the motion rather than allowing yourself to go with it- remember your upper body and core are stron and hold you but your seat and low back need to soften and follow the horse's hips as he swings you forward and back and side to side.
25	15	A X	Turn down centre line. Halt. Salute.	Straightness on diagonal. Quality of trot. Straightness of centre line & halt.	6		6	right hind out to side so on 3 tracks. the lovely part about you sitting his trot is that you are much more forward thinking with your hands (good for you) and allowing him to stretch and reach an the fram is better.
26	Leave arena in free walk.
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28		COLLECTIVE MARKS			POINTS		TOTAL	REMARKS
29		1	Gaits	Freedom and regularity	7	2	14
30		2	Impulsion	Desire to move forward. Elasticity of the steps. Suppleness of the back and engagement of the hind quarters.	7	2	14
31		3	Submission	Attention, confidence, ease of the movements, acceptance of the bit, lightness of forehand	6	2	12
32		4	Rider	Position and seat. Correctness and effect of the aids.	6	2	12
33		This is a really nice pair with the potential to move up the levels with higher scores. Continue to think about using your core and seat and legs aids to push your horse into your hand and allow yourself to relax your seat and hips to better allow your horse to swing under you. The more you think back to front, the better your horse is and he is already very nice! Best of luck to you both.
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38		POINTS:	174
39		ERRORS:	0
40		SUBTOTAL:	174
41		SCORE:	64.444%
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