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- WINNING A LESSON & MOVING CLOSER TO MY GOAL by Ingrid Albrecht, WPDA Newsbits volume 2, issue 3.
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Hearing Impaired - One of my students is hearing impaired. We are working on developing hand signs for riders and teachers to use when learning how to ride. There are many terms that are commonly used when teaching that we do not have a sign for. Together Diane and I are learning how to ride and how to sign. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Diane and help her learn dressage, while I learn how to sign. Below are some clips of our lesson. We hope to come up with some useful tips for other riders that are also hearing impaired.

Part 1: Diane’s Lesson - Riders Natural Aid: The seat and legs. Learning two-point, trot transitions and going over poles to help build a better-balanced rider. Video taken by Mary Fedorchak. Oct. 2, 2010.

Part 2: Diane’s Lesson - Riders Natural Aid: The hands. Showing the rider how to use the hands to stir your horse. Introduction how to use an open rein versus a pulling rein and keeping your hands together and even. Video taken by Mary Fedorchak. Oct. 2, 2010.

Gaited Horses - How can dressage help my horse? Lateral movements and cavalletti work can help build a more supple and stronger horse. The exercises help the horse become more balanced for the various gaits that they can perform. In this video the Icelandic horse is known best for the impressive tölt which the horse trots with one foot on the ground at all times.
Click here to view some of the exercises that we worked on.

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June 26, 2009 - Performed a Third Level Musical Kur at the “Red Scarf” fundraiser held at Clear View Stables, McDonald, PA. Music used was "Shall We Dance?" by the Gotan Project.
2010 - Performed a Third Level Musical Kur at the Sewickley Hights History Center, Sewickley, PA. Music used was “Shall We Dance?” by the Gotan Project
2010 - Performed a Third Level Musical Free-style at the Castle Farm Dressage Schooling show fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research, McDonald, PA. Music used was by Henry Mancini, “The Pink Panther.”
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