Intro A - Walk for 1 horse's length

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I am doing Intro A in a couple of weeks and just wanted some advice on the "walk for one horse's length" bit.

The exact instructions are: Between B & M Transition to walk (1 horse length) Proceed in working trot.

Do you think that is slow to walk, then walk for 1 horse's length?:confused:

And if so, how many hoof beats do you think it is of walk for 1 length?:confused:

Any tips would be great.
Thanks
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It just means go from halt (which is what I guess you'll be doing between B and M prior to this movement) through walk and then into trot, rather than from halt straight to trot. It also means there should only be a couple of strides of walk before you trot. Good luck! :)
 
I usually aim for 2 - 4 strides of walk - in the intro test I would be aiming for the downwards transition to be gradual. When I did this with my girl I started going towards walk right after B, then if the transition took a bit longer than originally planned, there was still plenty of time to get your couple of strides of walk in and get back to trot for M.

Good luck x
 
My daughter did this test yesterday. We were a bit worried as the test sheet my daughter had asked for 3 to 7 strides but others calling the test said 1 horses length. Anyway my daughter aimed for 4 strides. This was from a working trot to medium walk between B & M back to working trot. Same on other rein between B & F. Hope that helps, must have done somthing right as she came second with hairy cob and only her second attempt.
 
Just a few strides, I'd say, it's intro -- they're not looking for you to get it wrong... anywhere between 2 and 8 strides would be fine in my book. It's just so you get a nice gradual transition so that you DON't push for a direct transition.

Blitz
 
Thanks everyone. I'll get practising in the morning!
Supposed to be doing a little jumping class too, which terrifies me, as I've never jumped a proper course of jumps before.
 
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