Are there any Baroque Equitation Classes?

[Heather]

Getting riders the training and also judges trained up would be the hardest part. I'm hoping that some of the EETs will be interested in judge training But we have to start somewhere! I would love to do some lecture demos to show what we would be aiming for- would anyone be interested?

[newhallfarm]

Yep.
Count me in. 

ps Omar - check your emails!

[Camacoona]

Just emailed you back Ali 

[Flyingfox]

Can I play this with Sunny Boy - the baroquish pony?

[kathyt]

Sounds interesting 

[Nessie]

Sounds interesting 

Ditto!

[Heather]

Can I play this with Sunny Boy - the baroquish pony?

Of course, Jacquie!! It would be open to all, not just Baroque horses!! It is just Baroque equitation!

[Flyingfox]

Of course, Jacquie!! It would be open to all, not just Baroque horses!! It is just Baroque equitation!

That will be fun then!  It will give Sunny Boy and me something to be aimed at!  Will you give us a test sheet to follow or will it be up to us to devise a little program to video and show our maaaaarvellous baroque training off? 

Can the video be clips or must it be filmed in one go?

Must go and get my hair done!

and Sunnys too

do we have to dress up -  for extra marks?

[Camacoona]

We have been thinking of having a few set tests but also offer a 'freestyle' also.

Will try and get some other bits and bobs up shortly

[cirocco]

Is this working equitation???? or is that something else.

[cirocco]

If its fun and different i'm up for it.

I only go to hairdressers once a year [if that ] do I have to go then....??

Ive got some REEEELY big rollers that i can put in himself's mane.

[Camacoona]

In hand classes:
Training Level 1:
-walk .
-transitions between walk and halt.
- Large Girravolta around a 15 metre circle.
-Lateral engaging steps out of large girravolta (ie taking a diagonal line or moving  down a straight line in the arena.

Training Level 2:
-As above plus
-Girravolta around tighter circles 5m to 10 metres max.
-Rein back out of halt.
- Basic balancé exercise walk- halt- rein back- walk
-Engaging steps move towards shoulder in.

Training level 3:   
- As above plus shortened trot.
Shoulder in, in walk and shortened trot.
More advanced Balancé including transitions from rein back into shortened trot.
Direct transitions halt to shortened collected trot, rein back to shortened collected trot.
Raising the foreleg

Training Level 4: -  As above plus
Travers, Renvers and half pass in walk and shortened collected trot.
Walk pirouette
Jambette of the foreleg
Do you think counted walk could be included here?

Training level 5:
- As Above plus
Polka and Spanish walk (polka would shot trainer’s control over the steps rather than the horse going hell for leather at stamping at every stride,  what do you think?)
Half steps of piaffe within the balancé exercises.

Training Level 6:   - As above plus
Piaffe
1 or 2 steps of trot with extra cadence and expression towards Passage.
Would you include a rock back exercise? If you would, should it be sooner?

[Camacoona]

Ridden Classes:

Level 1-walk and working trot
-transitions between walk and halt and walk and trot.
- Lateral engaging steps off the ¾ line onto the track in walk (using bend of the line in legyield type steps?)
20m Circles, Loops in off the track, ½ 15 metre circles coming back to the track.
Level 2 -As above plus
-Rein back out of halt.
- Basic balancé exercise walk- halt- rein back- walk
-Engaging steps move towards shoulder in in walk.
-20m 15m circles, serpentine , ½ 10 m circles coming back to the track
- Level 3 As above plus trot and walk to canter transitions.
Shoulder in, in walk and trot.
More advanced Balancé including transitions from rein back into a more collected trot.
Direct transitions halt to shortened collected trot, rein back to shortened collected trot.
20m 15m and 10m circles, serpentine, ½ 10 m circles coming back to the track and inverse.


-Level 4  As above plus Counter canter
Travers, Renvers and half pass in walk and shortened collected trot.
Walk pirouette
Jambette of the foreleg
20m 15m and 10m circles, serpentine, ½ 10 m circles coming back to the track and inverse.
Level 5 - As Above plus lateral work of the canter.
Polka and Spanish walk (polka would shot trainer’s control over the steps rather than the horse going hell for leather at stamping at every stride,  what do you think?)
Half steps of piaffe within the balancé exercises.
20m 15m and 10m circles, serpentine, ½ 10 m circles coming back to the track and inverse.
Combined lateral work… ie shoulder-in to travers… renvers to shoulder-in etc.
Canter flying changes, large working pirouettes?
Level 6: Piaffe
1 or 2 steps of trot with extra cadence and expression towards Passage.
Would you include a rock back exercise? If you would, should it be sooner?
Need for higher levels for full passage… full canter pirouettes etc?

[winnieandben]

Sounds good 

Maybe you need to start a new thread for this in general or somewhere? get more interest?

[ukica]

Sounds super