BTB: The 2011 Second level tests: Hint #1

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The 2011 Second level tests: Hint #1 Posted: 09 Dec 2010 01:33 PM PST Last Saturday I attended a seminar on the 2011 dressage tests. In addition to learning lots of details about the development of the tests, the judges spoke about how to best ride the new tests. Tip for second level: Go in the ring planning to ride the whole test in shoulder fore. Why? Because second level requires you to show a whole 'nuther level of collection, and there is not much down time between movements. If you think shoulder fore throughout the test, your horse will be poised to do each of the movements in the most balanced and uphill way. Now to me, the picture left is a shallow shoulder in because it's on three tracks. Am I right? The picture is from Horse & Rider and accompanied an article on riding the shoulder fore, however. Worth reading, as is this Horse Channel article on the shoulder-fore as "training wheels for the shoulder-in.

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