Pace (riding)

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In horsemanship , tempo means a gait within one of the three basic gaits: walk , trot and gallop. The term does not differentiate between different speeds, but rather "the degree of gathering " and the "resulting length of the steps, steps or jumps" while maintaining the rhythm. The tempi in dressage are middle stride, strong stride and collected stride, working trot, medium trot, collected trot and strong trot as well as working canter, medium canter, collected canter and strong canter.

Individual tempos

The assembly is carried out by increasingly pushing weight and thigh aids as well as accepting and yielding rein aids, so that the horse steps more under its center of gravity. The lowering of the croup as a result of increased bending of the knees leads to a "relative straightening" in which the horse appears larger "from the shoulder" and goes more "uphill". By shortening the frame, the forehand is relieved and the hind quarters have an "increased load capacity". The steps, steps and jumps become “less expansive, but more sublime and expressive”.

In the medium and high tempo, while maintaining the beat, a “larger spatial grasp” is achieved through the “frame extension”, i. H. the steps, kicks and jumps become longer. If the time is constant, the action of the legs is less vertical, as in the case of a meeting, but more horizontal, which results in a gain in space. Assembly and reinforcement require advanced training for both rider and horse.

Tempo change (transitions)

Changes in tempo , like changes of pace, serve the assembly. Both when increasing the pace and reducing the pace, you have to drive more, in the first case to achieve greater space, and in the latter case to prevent the horse from getting on the forehand. In the dressage tests, the judges want to see sharp transitions, e.g. B. from the assembled to the middle trot, because this can be used to measure the permeability of the horse. However, transitions are "not only required lessons in dressage tests", but also "a decisive aid in the entire training of the horse".

A large number of exercises serve to reinforce the training. As a rule, gathering exercises facilitate the subsequent expansion of the framework. Of course, it is important to ensure that the horse's ligaments are not overloaded and prematurely worn by increasing the pace excessively.

Activation of the step u. a. can be achieved through the following lessons:

  • Riding straight lines after a previous turn (e.g. volte)
  • 20 m circle in step, alternately in correct bending and position and in counter bending and position
  • Step in shoulder - change through the whole length with lengthening of the steps - again from the front
  • Change of gait: energetic trot - three horse lengths step - trot
  • Shoulder in at a trot - change through the whole track with one or two horse lengths step - trot

Diligence and space in the trot can be increased by the following lessons:

  • Whole lane of light trots - sit out in front of the short side - sit out in the second corner of the short side 15 m circle - switch out of the circle through the whole lane in light trot - sit out again in front of the opposite corner - continue whole lane - and from again front
  • 20-m-circle at the trot, alternately in correct bending and position and in counter-bending and position
  • Reduce the circle at the step - increase the circle - trot along the 20 m line - parry through the step - and start again from the front (a total of three times, possibly with built-in alternation of bending and counter-bending)
  • For advanced riders (and very effective): whole course in the collected trot - start of the next long side shoulder in - change middle of long side through the course with a traversal - in Renvers continue whole course - start of next long side through whole course in Medium trot or strong trot

Gallop reinforcements can be achieved through the following lessons:

  • 20 m circle at a gallop, alternating in correct bending and position and in counter bending and position
  • Whole lane in working canter - on the next short side 15 m circle - on the next long side medium or strong canter - before the next corner parry through to working canter - in the corner again 15 m circle - continue whole lane in Working gallop - all over again
  • Reduce the circle while trotting - enlarge the circle - canter on the 20 m line - parry through to the trot - and start again from the front (a total of three times, possibly with built-in changes of bend and counter-bend)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guidelines Vol. 1 , p. 99
  2. ↑ Guidelines Vol. 1 , p. 184.
  3. ↑ Guidelines Vol. 1 , p. 182
  4. ↑ a b guidelines, vol. 1 , p. 101
  5. ↑ Guidelines vol. 2 , p. 37
  6. ↑ This suggestion comes from Karen Pautz on a website that has since been deleted.
  7. ↑ This exercise is from Cherry Hill, communicated orally by Nabil Dahan.
  8. ↑ Karen Pautz

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