IN-HAND WORK FOR YOUNG DRESSAGE HORSES
Part 1: Basics

Horses are like children, their ability to learn is greater in the first years of life. If horses are carefully and gently trained in-hand in the first years of their life, their qualities will be fostered and perfect results can be achieved later on.

With his exceptional hand-saddle-hand method, Fritz Stahlecker shows how to train movements up to advanced dressage exercises with young three-year-old horses, gently, without stress and considering important sport psychology aspects. If the horse is then backed at the age of four, the rider can start on an already advanced horse that knows the exercises and that has already developed the necessary muscles to carry the rider without any problems. He continues to train collection and cadence in-hand later on - this is of great advantage for the body and the soul of the horse.

"Legerete" - riding without a strong influence of the hand, is what every rider should strive for. The well padded schooling bridle of Fritz Stahlecker was espeically designed for the basic in-hand training. The young horse learns basic exercises without the rider's weight, without any bit. His mind gets challenged, yet there will be no resistance which has the positive result of no tension or wrong movements. The horse will be ready for high performance training. All those who prefer aethestetics and creativity rather than force and strength when training dressage horses will love this film.

DVD Info

Region: 2
Running Time: 58 minutes