Whether it's during the circuit at the show grounds or at home indoors during the winter, there are times when the available equipment or space can be limited.

On her ten-year-old Hanoverian gelding Lymrix, Crystal Kroetch was a member of the silver medal-winning Canadian Pan Am Games Dressage Team in Guadalajara, Mexico, in October 2011. A Level III Dressage Coach, she has trained numerous horses and riders to the FEI level, including former young riders Janet Hambly Adams, Stephanie Koepke and Shanna Smart. Crystal and her husband, master saddle fitter Danny Kroetch, are based at Carousel Stables in Calgary, AB.

Karen Pavicic was a member of Canada's 2007 Pan Am Dressage team as the travelling reserve with her horse, Lionheart. A Level III dressage coach, she has trained a number of horses and riders to success at the FEI levels. Currently long-listed for the Canadian team with Don Daiquiri and London, Karen has declared for the 2012 Olympic Team with Don Daiquiri. She trains out of Centre Line Stables in Richmond, BC.

Like the halts on centreline, the walk is a movement where good technical execution almost guarantees a good mark, regardless of the horse's athleticism.

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For a horse to progress from a simple transition between walk and trot or trot and canter, the connection and acceptance of contact must be established.

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Karen Pavicic offers some advice and exercises to improve this important movement in lower-level tests.