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    • Warming Up – Part 2, at the Trot.
      • Warming Up at the Trot, Riding 10 meter Circles
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      • Warming Up at the Trot, Ride 4 Shallow Loops Up the Center Line
      • Warming Up at the Trot, Ride 2 Shallow Loops down the Long Side
      • Warming Up at the Trot, Leg Yield Right to Half Pass Right
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      • Warming Up at the Trot, Leg Yield In, Half Pass Back
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      • Warming Up – Trot Canter Trot Transitions
      • Warming Up, Riding the 10 meter Canter Circle
    • How to ride a perfect circle
    • Counter pattern, change of rein into the corner.
    • Developing the Canter through Counter Canter.
      • The Simple Counter Canter Loop
      • Counter Canter Loop in a Counter Pattern
      • Developing the 20 meter Counter Canter Demi Circle
      • Developing the 20 meter Counter Canter 3/4 Circle
      • The 20 meter Counter Canter Circle
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The Simple Counter Canter Loop

How to ride the simple counter canter loop dressage pattern

Start with the simple counter canter loop in a counter pattern.

The counter canter loop is first found in 1st level tests. We are going to ride it in a counter pattern though, that is instead of from the track to X and back to the track, we are going to ride it on the right rein from the centerline to E and back to the centerline as shown in the illustration.

 

Starting on the right lead in the corner by H make a 10m demi circle right and ride back to the track towards E and then ride back towards a point on the center line approximately 5m in front of A and make a 10m demi circle in the corner by K. Go large to H and repeat.

 

Try it on the left lead now, starting in the corner by M, make a 10m demi circle left and ride back to the track towards B, then ride towards a point on the centerline approx. 5m in front of A and make a 10m demi circle in the corner by F, At F go large to M and repeat.

 

Once you have this counter counter canter loop nicely balanced, it is time to up the difficulty a little.

Read More Pages in this Dressage Training Article.

  • Counter Canter Loop in a Counter Pattern
  • Developing the 20 meter Counter Canter Demi Circle
  • Developing the 20 meter Counter Canter 3/4 Circle
  • The 20 meter Counter Canter Circle

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