The Classical Seat

Three seperate films.

Classical Seat I - much attention is paid to the horse's back, his centre of gravity and how important it is that the rider learns only to sit over the strongest part, whether in the light forward seat or the classical dressage seat. 

Saddles are discussed as well as deep work, lengthening the horse through the neck and understanding where and where not to apply the leg aids.

By watching novice to more experienced pupils learning from schoolmaster horses as well as young horses, we see how the rider can be helped by the horse before she attempts to train her own horse.

Classical Seat II - further work on schoolmasters clearly illustrate the concept of lightness, engagement and how to rebalance the horse over his hocks.  Exercises leading towards these goals are then employed.  We learn how to ride a correct circle (something rarely understood) correct corners, turning the horse away from the track so that he uses his hocks to make a straight depart, good serpentines and so on.  An introduction to the lateral exercises is made, starting shoulder-in and travers is shown with the novice horse.  This is an excellent film for bringing the young horse into a state of good balance and roundness.

Classical Seat III - stunning filming of work to confirm the shoulder-in, travers, lateral exercises on the circle, i.e. quarters-in and quarters-out, as well as balanced turns on the hocks leads us towards the Half Pass, Counter Canter and Collection.  Medium trot and lengthening the canter is discussed as well as Reinback to Canter and preparation for Piaffe.  This last film builds and consolidates on all the work to date, many of the same horses and riders are shown and the viewer can see how all have improved from the earliest days of filming.  The joy of watching top international dressage trainer Sylvia Loch at work with her pupils and horses is the encouragement and clear explanations given.

Secondhand, as new condition.