dressage breakthrough module four 2022 1
This is a PDF document titled "DressageBreakthroughModuleFour2022 (1).pdf" created in June 2025. It is an instructional and educational text authored by Brett Parbery focusing on advanced dressage training techniques, specifically on pace control and the development of the three basic gaits: walk, trot, and canter. The content provides detailed explanations of training aids, transitions, tempo control, and the nuances of dressage movements up to Grand Prix level. It is a comprehensive training module aimed at riders seeking to improve their horsemanship and dressage skills.
Questions this document answers
The key elements of Pace Control include upward and downward transitions between gaits, forward (activating) and back (collecting) movements within the pace, and tempo control of footfalls and stride length.
Timing varies with gait: in walk at outside front leg pickup, in trot when diagonal pair leaves ground, and in canter during suspension phase.
Consistency is crucial because aids only have meaning when applied reliably, enabling the horse to understand and trust the signals.
Riding walk correctly is difficult because it requires a lot of 'feel' to maintain purity of pace and relaxation, coordinated with the horse's four beats and neck/back movements.
The 'pony' trot is a short, active trot used as a training aid for developing piaffe steps and assists with passage-piaffe-passage transitions.