This moth I am reviewing extended trot. The video is of Juliette Ramel of Sweden on Buriel K.H. at the Tokyo Olympics in the Individual Grand Prix Freestyle and can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGSYdsItiqU&t=1751s. The section I am evaluating begins just before the extended trot at 2 hours 1 minute and 57 seconds. In extended trots that we see today, the horses make exagerated movements with their forelegs, which is incorrect, it is important to look other parts of the horse.
The problems in this extended trot begin on the short side and the turn on to the diagonal. The horse is disengaged in its haunches and on it's forehand. The rider is behind the movement and blocking the forehand with a restrictive rein contact causing a break in the trot stride with the left hind leaving the ground before the right fore (picture 2.1.56). This impacts the horse through the turn on to the diagonal. The loss of balance combined with a lot of impulsion disengages the haunches continues the breakdown of the diagonal stride. (Picture 2.1.57). The turn should be a useful time for the rider to check the balance and engagement of their horse, but in this case, it simply increases the disengagement of the haunches. The horse is out of balance and is forced to send its inside hind leg across the outside hind leg, swinging its haunches out of the turn, (picture 2.01.58) continuing the breakdown in the diagonals of the trot stride. (picture 2.01.29) In this unbalanced position, a correct extended trot is impossible. The impulsion from the haunches over runs the forehand and the rider pulls the reins. This prevents the horse from being able to reach forward from its shoulder. There is no lengthening of the horse through its frame, which is a key element of extended trot, and the movement has a straight, flicking foreleg action. (Pictures 2.02.00, 2.00.03 and 2.02.06) To bring her horse back after the extended trot, the rider shortens her reins, lifts her seat out of the saddle, braces her legs into the thigh rolls, and leans back on the reins. The horse draws it’s nose well behind the vertical to try, unsuccessfully, to avoid the pain of the bits. (pictures 2.02.08 A, 2.02.08B) The canter transition and resulting canter is blocked and hollow with the horse opening it’s mouth. (Picture 2.02.10)
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AuthorDiane Followell Classical Dressage Trainer ![]()
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