Flying changes can be a challenge for horse and rider, but Olympic gold medalist Carl Hester explained his training philosophy for them at the British Dressage national convention at Hartpury in November 2012.
H&H dressage editor Alice Collins was at the convention and shared Carl’s tips with dressage enthusiasts who were unable to attend via H&H’s twitter. Read more dressage training tips from Carl Hester
Flying changes
BD convention, Carl Hester: “Teach and practice flying changes on lines that aren’t in tests, like the R-C line”
— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) November 25, 2012
BD convention, Carl Hester: “Don’t panic if horse makes a mistake in changes, it’s repetition repetition until he gets the hang of it.”
— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) November 25, 2012
BD convention – Carl Hester: “To teach horses to land from changes in uphill way, ride fwds into them then collect straight afterwards.”
— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) November 24, 2012
BD convention – Carl Hester: “In tempi changes let the wall help do the work of keeping the horse straight rather than always on diagonals”
— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) November 24, 2012
BD convention, Carl Hester: “I use the outside leg not the inside to give aid to canter because that’s the aid in the tempi changes later”
— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) November 25, 2012
