Lateral work on the ground and under saddle

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Classical dressage rider Francisco de Braganca works with an 11 year old advanced Lusitano stallion, on the ground and under saddle. Francisco is a master of lateral work and shows how the moves on the ground translate to ridden work. He says it's vital that the rider's shoulders remain parallel to the horse's shoulder in lateral work. The advanced work begins and ends with shoulder-in. In between he does leg yield, renvers, half pass, piaffe and passage. Franscisco explains his aids and how important these exercises are in building suppleness. This work follows on from the basic and advanced groundwork videos made with Francisco on location in Portugal.

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TinkerBell 13 Aug 2010 Just a comment about Daniel Pinto and his horses. I had a few chances to see "live" Daniel compete on Lusitano horses in 5* dressage competition (especially Galopin de la Fonte) alongside warmbloods. His a great rider and the horses he rides are really great, but there is really a big difference in movement between Lusitano and Warmbloods. I do not say one are better the other - they are just different and there is no point trying to make them look and feel the same. They were bread differnetly, they are biult differently, and they do not move the same.
AlisonA 13 Aug 2010 Fransisco is a brlilliant trainer I have been to Portugal and done some training with him. He teaches classical dressage which seems these days to have little in common with the way in which competitive dressage has evolved. I prefer classical and Rammilheto is a fabulous horse.
Babymonster 6 Aug 2010 I enjoyed the vid-thank you! I did however have the same feeling of uncomfortable unease as some of the other watchers...I have had a think of where I have seen this kind of trot before...He is a big man, and this is a fine horse, with a smaller rider he may look very different!!!
EllyB 3 Aug 2010 Is the bay bred for dressage competition. My guess is that he is not. I see a rider with an independent seat, subtle aids and a horse sensitive to the aids. This horse does not have the flashy gaits of Rico, but he is well trained and well ridden. I would not hesitate to learn from this trainer. Just one rider's opinion...
mariamarquise 3 Aug 2010 Thank you for the reference to Kyra Kyrkland and her Lusitano. What a great rider she is, sorry to state the obvious.

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