In Hand Work DVD Part 1 by Fritz Stahlecker

Basics for the Young Dressage Horse

Fritz Stahlecker demonstrates in this DVD In Hand Work Part 1 that by working in-hand first the young horse learns basic exercises without the riders weight on his back and without a bit in his mouth. His mind is challenged yet potential for resistance is avoided. Without wrong movements no tension is created. Ultimately the horse is ready for high performance training.When horses are carefully and gently trained in-hand early on their natural qualities of athleticism and charisma are developed which allows for the potential of "perfection" in later training.

With his exceptional Hand-Saddle-Hand (HSH) Method Fritz Stahlecker shows how to train dressage movements from basic to advanced with three-year-old horses. He does so gently without any stress and all the while keeping in mind important psychological impacts of the work. Using Stahleckers method when the horse is backed at the age of four he will already know the under saddle exercises and will have developed the necessary muscles to carry a rider. Even after the horse is ridden Stahlecker continues to train collection and cadence in-hand which is ideal for the body and the soul of the horse.