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Matt Hicks | Creating Cadence in the Canter | HorseandRider UK

Dressage pure and simple. Grand Prix rider Matt Hicks explains how to train your horse using the scales of training. The scales of training comprise; Rythm, relating to the correctness and regularity of the paces. Suppleness, whereby the horse should be free from physical and mental tension, working with a swinging relaxed back. Connection, the contact between the horse's mouth and rider's hands - it should be consistent and elastic. Impulsion, the energy created by the hindlegs. Straightness, which helps develop both sides of the horse. Collection, acheived when the horse carries more weight on his hindquarters.