Equine Canada's High Performance programs are facing a number of challenges including communication, coaching, and a lack of transparency in eventing selection criteria.
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The truth about the 2015 Pan Am Games travel subsidy for horses and why it will ensure the best possible competition in Toronto in July.
First appearing at third level, the flying change quickly becomes the most frequently performed exercise in tests from fourth level to grand prix.
The medium and extended gaits represent a fifth of all the movements on the Third Level test, where extended walk, trot and canter are first introduced.
Of all the disciplines, dressage is the one most in danger of becoming boring or stale to both horses and riders. Finding ways to keep things interesting while still building toward one's goals will keep the daily ride interesting, but it also offers tangible training benefits.
First introduced at fourth level, the counter change of hand in trot, or zig-zag, is one of the more difficult exercises in the trot work. The horse must not only be laterally supple in both directions, but he must also be straight and on the aids in order for the change of direction to take place with no loss of balance or rhythm. I address the change of direction already while schooling the leg yield. Many of the same principles apply, since a change of direction in the leg yield requires the horse to move sideways in one direction, to straighten for a moment, and then yield away from the leg in the opposite direction.
Eva Havaris was hired in June 2014 as Equine Canada’s new CEO, six months after her predecessor, Jean-Christophe Gandubert, was terminated only a year after being hired. It’s been a busy first five months for Havaris, including a trip to the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy for a crash course in top-level equestrian sport.
