“Ten Truths About The Mysterious Half Halt”
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“Ten Truths About The Mysterious Half Halt”
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“Ten Truths About The Mysterious Half Halt”
1) What is a half halt? (FEI definition)
“The half-halt is a hardly visible, almost simultaneous co-ordinated action of the seat, the legs and the hand of the rider, with the object of increasing the attention and balance of the horse before the execution of several movements or transitions to lesser or higher paces. In shifting slightly more weight onto the horse’s quarters, the engagement of the hind legs and the balance on the haunches are facilitated, for the benefit of the lightness of the forehand and the horse’s balance as a whole.”
2) What is a half halt in plain English?
3) Is a half halt important to understand?
4) How much hand do we need in a half halt?
5) How much leg do we need in a half halt?
6) Do we need to prepare for a half halt?
7) How do we establish a half halt?
8) Do we half halt to prepare for transitions only?
9) What should the horse feel like if the half halts are working?
10) Do we use half halts when jumping courses?
Time Stamp
01:50 – Introduction
02:45 – 1) What is a half halt? (FEI definition)
03:25 – 2) What is a half halt in plain English?
04:04 -3) Is a half halt important to understand?
04:28 – 4) How much hand do we need in a half halt?
05:28 – 5) How much leg do we need in a half halt?
12:35 – 6) Do we need to prepare for a half halt?
13:49 – 7) How do we establish a half halt?
15:22 – 8) Do we half halt to prepare for transitions only?
16:20 – 9) What should the horse feel like if the half halts are working?|
18:20 – 10) Do we use half halts when jumping courses?
20:40 – Contact details see below
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