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December 1, 2021

Hilda Gurney

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Instruction

Six Phases of a Second Level Ride with Hilda Gurney

FEI 'I' judge Hilda Gurney explains how to pull together the more advanced Second Level dressage movements and approach Second Level schooling sessions with planning and purpose.

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Instruction

Develop Piaffe with Hilda Gurney, Part 2

A guide for training this collected movement under saddle

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Instruction

Introducing Travers and Renvers with Hilda Gurney

These exercises prepare your horse to move up.

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First Level

Hilda Gurney: First Level Movements with Young Horses

Learn how to begin schooling First Level movements with a 4-year-old.

Hilda Gurney works with Luminence, her 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding by her Trakehner stallion Leonidas.
Instruction

Develop Piaffe with Hilda Gurney: Part 1

How half steps start the process of teaching a horse to piaffe

Credit: Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz The half pass on the left is incorrect; the half pass on the right shows the correct straightness between bends.
Fourth Level

Hilda Gurney: Requirements of the Dressage Horse at Fourth Level

An overview of the dressage movements that are introduced at Fourth Level with tips on how to ride them