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ing the horse in keeping the bend and staying aligned, not allowing the front legs or hind legs to lead and be crooked. • The horse bends, stays


Palm Partnership Training™


Building A Partnership With Your Horse The Art of The Half Pass


by Lynn Palm The Half Pass is the most


advanced lateral movement you can train a horse to do. I love the Half Pass; not only is it elegant, it’s also so fun to ride.


To define a Half Pass, the


horse moves forward and side- ways at the same time. The horse must be bent in the direc- tion of travel, and the move- ment is done on a diagonal track.


In Traditional Dressage


competition you will find the Half Pass either at the collected trot or the collected canter. In Western Dressage you will find the Half Pass at the collected jog and the collected lope. In


Traditional Dressage the Half Pass is required in the 4th level and continues to the Grand Prix level. In Western Dressage you will find it in Levels 4 & 5. In order to successfully


accomplish the Half Pass, you must respect the ladder of lat- eral work to train your horse: 1. Yielding 2. Turn on the Haunches 3. Shoulder In 4. Ravers 5. Travers 6. Half Pass As you advance towards


your horse performing the Half Pass, the movement advances by creating more bend through the horse’s entire body, and the steps cover a longer stride lat- erally in the movement. Lateral


movement is a necessity in developing your horse’s correct collection. Half Pass is also a great training move- ment necessary to perform canter pirouettes.


What are the aid sequences necessary to perform a Half Pass? To create the bend in your horse, it is


the same at any level. • Inside leg aid creates the body of the


horse to make an arc. • The inside rein flexes the head in-


ward, without bending the neck. • The outside rein lies against the


horse’s neck to keep the horse straight and aligned. • The outside leg encourages the horse


to bend the body around the inside leg. • The outside leg asks for the Half Pass movement, while the other aids keep manag-


straight in his body, allowing the legs to swing sideways; therefore creating the lateral movement. I have DVD’s that will


help teach your horse all the lateral movements. In Dres- sage Principles for the Horse and Rider Volume 2, I show all the lateral movements listed above both in a Dres- sage Saddle and a Western Saddle! Remember: A horse is a


horse. To do the Half Pass movement correctly, it‘s all about the correct position and balance of the horse. The sad- dle or the breed of the horse do not matter. •


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