You make circles and riding into your corners look easy! My circles always end up being quite wonky and my corners are more like handbrake turns... Me and my horse have a lot of practising to do!! Thank you for the upload.
I was your videos all the time, l find them excellent easy to follow and you explain the test perfectly. Don a first dressage in September 2024 first one for many years. Thankyou.
Hi Sonia! Got my first double 1st yesterday in Intro B&C, Your videos are so very helpful. Love the teaching points & narration.... & of course Dante's outfits, thank you x
Thanks 😊 this video is really useful! I am new to dressage and was wondering if anyone could answer a question for me? My horse is quite green and we are working on him getting in an outline, he is learning quickly, but he only works like it 50% of the time.., my question is if we would be marked down for that? 🙂
For now don't worry about outline. Just make sure he's going forward . He won't be on the bit and rounded unless he has good enough impulsive and strength coming from his hind end. My mare is not good at getting nice and round and we work lots on weaving through poles and lots of transitions . Good luck
Found out I’ll be doing my first ever dressage test on the 15th Oct. it’s the 2nd today, hopefully that’ll be enough time for me to learn and practice Intro B by then 😂 thanks for making this video there’d be no hope for me and my mare without it!
Hi Sonia, I was wondering what you were doing with you seat and body to keep the tempo, especially in the walk.In the walk with a fee reign are you moving your hips forward in order to keep propulsion or is that just the natural movement as you go with the rhythm of the horse.I did this test last night in Gloucesterishire on a riding school horse (and got 64.35%) and had a real hard time keeping the tempo and getting an active walk and trot.Other than booting him I was wondering what else you could do to get them to move
Talland? Great job. I "walk my seat bones" in the rhythm of his walk. Keep your hips supple and allow the horse to move you, then you can amplify the walk by moving your seat bones bigger. The inside one comes down and back as the inside hind is coming forward, whilst the outside one swings up and forward as the outside hind is grounded. There will also be a slight movement outside to inside as the horse swings his barrel out as the inside hind steps through and back in as the outside hind steps through and under the horse. This depends on how supple the horse is and if he has some swing.
You make circles and riding into your corners look easy! My circles always end up being quite wonky and my corners are more like handbrake turns... Me and my horse have a lot of practising to do!! Thank you for the upload.
I was your videos all the time, l find them excellent easy to follow and you explain the test perfectly. Don a first dressage in September 2024 first one for many years. Thankyou.
That’s brilliant 👏 so glad they helped you
Coming uo to my first ever dressage comp in a couple of weeks time. I'm watching this constantly and picking up some good tips. Thank you!
Hi Sonia! Got my first double 1st yesterday in Intro B&C, Your videos are so very helpful. Love the teaching points & narration.... & of course Dante's outfits, thank you x
That’s amazing 🤩 huge well done to you both 🎉 Dante’s outfits ❤️
I've just entered my first ever show.. it's in two weeks I cant wait, thanks for the help! 💗
Thank you so much,youve just saved me from failing my first ever dressage test, THANK YOU
That's a relief, well let me know how it goes x
I did a ode today you really helped me I got 65.22% all thanks to your help
Fantastic, well done
Thankyou, I have my very first test this weekend... this really helps x
Thankyou this is really helpful as i have a dressage comp coming up soon
Good luck!!
I’ve got my dressage test tomorrow! This helped so much thankyou 💓
Thanks so much this is sooo helpful bc I have a comp tomorrow B & C!!!Wish me luck!
I found this video really helpful and me and my pony placed 3rd in our first outing
love the yellow attire
Love your videos they always help me
Thank you, I am glad they help
Very helpful on how the 20m circle should look. Thanks
You are welcome 🙏
Very good clear and concise videos - thanks
You are welcome!
i absolutely LOVE your channel!!!! very helpful. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR ALL THE HELP .
Thank you very much, hope to make some new ones soon.
Hi Sonia, well I won my class out of 19 with 69.565% very first competition x
Brilliant, congratulations 🥳
Thank you, this is really helpful for my upcoming dressage test. Fingers crossed!
Thank you for commenting and I wish you the best of luck but most of all go and have fun!
Thank you for this clip. I am doing the same test this weekend, this clarified the final circle.
Really helpful. Thank you 😊
You are most welcome 🙏
Thanks 😊 this video is really useful! I am new to dressage and was wondering if anyone could answer a question for me? My horse is quite green and we are working on him getting in an outline, he is learning quickly, but he only works like it 50% of the time.., my question is if we would be marked down for that? 🙂
For now don't worry about outline. Just make sure he's going forward . He won't be on the bit and rounded unless he has good enough impulsive and strength coming from his hind end. My mare is not good at getting nice and round and we work lots on weaving through poles and lots of transitions . Good luck
@@michellemerridale8949 thank you! :)
Wow, this test is totally different compared to the Intro Test B in the U.S. ;-) Nice riding!
Thank you x
Found out I’ll be doing my first ever dressage test on the 15th Oct. it’s the 2nd today, hopefully that’ll be enough time for me to learn and practice Intro B by then 😂 thanks for making this video there’d be no hope for me and my mare without it!
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Why is your horse behind the vertical with out his poll being the highest part?
Thank you for helping me for my championships 😃
Thank you this was very helpful :D
I recently did the intro c after watching the intro c vid and managed to get 2nd on our first outing and I’m competing in the intro b today 😂
Hello, what camera do you use that follows you around the arena? Many thanks
Hi Sonia, I was wondering what you were doing with you seat and body to keep the tempo, especially in the walk.In the walk with a fee reign are you moving your hips forward in order to keep propulsion or is that just the natural movement as you go with the rhythm of the horse.I did this test last night in Gloucesterishire on a riding school horse (and got 64.35%) and had a real hard time keeping the tempo and getting an active walk and trot.Other than booting him I was wondering what else you could do to get them to move
Talland? Great job. I "walk my seat bones" in the rhythm of his walk. Keep your hips supple and allow the horse to move you, then you can amplify the walk by moving your seat bones bigger. The inside one comes down and back as the inside hind is coming forward, whilst the outside one swings up and forward as the outside hind is grounded. There will also be a slight movement outside to inside as the horse swings his barrel out as the inside hind steps through and back in as the outside hind steps through and under the horse. This depends on how supple the horse is and if he has some swing.
Rob Murkin it’s called a nice position
Is this the intro b 2009 test
Is this the 2009 version please? Xx
Hi, Sonia. I just wanted to ask if have any plans to do dressage test BE95. Thanks.
Hi, possibly but it won't be soon as I am currently working on some longer projects, sorry! I will keep it in mind though
brilliant tool keep them coming
Thank you first test on any horse he came 1st
Wow, congratulations 🎉
First lol
Well done! That's brilliant