oldie48
Well-Known Member
I've been having lessons with a different trainer (who was a working pupil with Carl Hester and who trains with C J-D) since I got Rose and she's really changing the way I look at test movements. We do stacks of transitions and movements to get Rose on her hind leg and she's got some great exercises that really get me thinking about using my seat and legs more and my hands less (much needed). I am finding myself looking at tests and seeing the movements as opportunities rather than just something to be got through, which probably my more experienced H&Hers do as a matter of course but for me is a bit of a relevation. You can't help but notice how C J-D rides her corners, I'm beginning to understand what she gets out of it and why it's really important.