What does serpentine mean in dressage?
A serpentine is basically a series of half circles that form ‘S’ shaped loops across the arena. Serpentines included in the lower level dressage tests have three or four loops and are usually ridden in trot.
What is the hardest move in dressage?
Derived from the French word ‘piaffer’, piaffe means to prance and it certainly is one of the most difficult movements in advanced dressage! To the eye the horse trots on one place and this requires collection.
What does loping a horse mean?
to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person. to canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse. to cause to lope, as a horse. noun. the act or the gait of loping.
How do you ask for the lope?
When moving from a walk or jog to a lope, lift your hand slightly. At the same time you squeeze with your outside leg, ask the horse to flex a little to the inside. Do this as you are pushing your horse in the direction you want. It’s at that point that you will ask your horse to go into a lope.
What is a shallow loop in dressage?
EXPLANATION: A schooling movement where the horse travels into the corner and then travels toward the quarterline or centerline, changes the bend, travels back to the corner letter and changes bend again before riding the corner. The Shallow Loop is the precursor to the more difficult 3-Loop and 4-Loop Serpentine.
How big is a 3 Loop serpentine in dressage?
Then you can work out the connecting straight line by deducting the diameter of one circle from 20m A 3 loop serpentine in a 20M x 40M arena consists of approx. 13M diameter half circles joined by approx. 7M straight lines. A 4 loop serpentine in a 20M x 60M arena consists of 15M diameter half circles joined by 5M straight lines.
How big is a 3 Loop serpentine Arena?
A 3 loop serpentine in a 20M x 40M arena consists of approx. 13M diameter half circles joined by approx. 7M straight lines. A 4 loop serpentine in a 20M x 60M arena consists of 15M diameter half circles joined by 5M straight lines.
How does dressage training work on the TV?
Dressage Training TV breaks down the skill of riding into bitesize chunks. We use rider biomechanics to explain the interaction between horse and rider. We use specific language which dismisses the mystique of dressage, and shows you how things work – logically and clearly.