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BRITISH DRESSAGE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH HARRISON CLARK RICKERBYS. KEY POINTS SUMMED UP BY JOANNA BOWNS.
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DAY ONE TESTS FOR TENS Day one focused on test riding in standard and freestyle competition. German FEI 5* Judge and President of the Ground Jury at Tokyo 2020, Katrina Wuest and German young horse specialist Philipp Hess were joined by Tom Hunt, the man behind many of Great Britain’s freestyle medals.
SUBTLE SHIFTS IN WEIGHT AND BALANCE Our fi rst rider, Rebecca Lock and her 12-year-old cob Brickell Mr Pickwick (left) rode Elementary 53. It was a precise test showing good range of movement. Katrina and Philipp liked the steadiness of the contact. They wanted more cadence in trot and more collection in canter, helping the horse with half halts to activate from behind. A term used was ‘friendly flexion’, asking for flexion then allowing.
AN EASY HORSE TO JUDGE Sophie Taylor and seven-year-old Jerrydale (by Everdale, top right), rode the FEI PSG. “A super horse, well presented,” said Katrina. She gave high marks for the trot 52 // Issue 8 2021 // BRITISH DRESSAGE
work. There were mistakes in canter but also one pirouette was a highlight. Philipp commented that it was incredible a sevenyear-old performed like that in this arena. “He’s an easy horse to judge,” added Katrina. “A complete, very functional, uphill horse.”
KEEPING THE HORSE IN FRONT OF THE LEG Lucinda Elliott and -year-old Hawtins Soave (by Sir Donnerhall, below) rode the FEI Inter I. It was a test of two halves with
