2023年1月13日 · Medium trot is a type of trot where the horse is lengthening his stride so he is covering more ground with each step than in working or collected trot, but not as much as is required in...

Do you want to know how to teach your horse to really develop his stride in the medium trot? This video takes...

Dressage tests require the rider to perform working trot, medium trot, extended trot, and collected trot. Here is how they differ and how to train your horse to do them.

2022年4月20日 · As you move up the levels, you must develop different “gears” in your horse’s trot to where you have a “lengthening” and a “medium” version of the gait. In this week’s video we’re going talk about how to ride both these gait variations in the trot to help you improve your scores in your dressage tests this summer!

2025年1月16日 · Medium trot. You’ll first encounter medium trot in novice tests, where you’ll be asked to show some medium trot strides. Medium trot shouldn’t be mistaken for going faster. You need to teach your horse to push and cover the ground by lengthening their strides rather than quickening them.

Here are three exercises to help maximize your horse’s medium trot and score a couple of extra points at your next show. The medium trot is normally an entire diagonal or long side in the test, but you don’t necessarily have to school it that way at home.

2016年3月1日 · The medium trot covers more ground. The extended trot is similar to the lengthening, which is more “across” the ground but with more power and ground cover. The suspension of the legs is more accentuated in the medium paces as the frame of the horse remains more collected frame than during the lengthening or extended paces.

Medium trot: A trot that is more engaged and rounder than the working trot with moderately extended strides and good, solid impulsion. The medium trot lies between the working and the extended trot. Park trot: Sometimes simply called a Trot in a given class and seen in saddle seat and fine harness classes for Saddlebreds, Arabians and Morgans.

2018年10月31日 · Trot is a two-time pace where your horse’s legs move in diagonal pairs, but what should a perfect trot look like? When assessing your horse’s trot, either under saddle, in the field or in-hand, you’re looking for loose, free, active steps and a regular rhythm.

The medium trot shows a moderate lengthening of the horse’s strides. The additional judges’ requirements are: The stride length should be longer than the working trot but shorter than the extended trot.