The gallop 6
The penultimate step to reach the professional level, the gallop 6 is a test before the big test. To succeed in this test, it is better to get ahead by learning more about the course of the exam and knowing the essential information. To do this, read.
Required provisions
To pass the 6th gallop, it is imperative to call on an instructor. There must be the final adjustments before you get in the saddle for good performances. In addition, it is a test, the last gallop before the 7th gallop. So, already at this stage, the rider must make people talk about him and encourage partners and sponsors to approach. To do this, it is better to be as sublime and impeccable as possible. This is the precise moment when the instructor intervenes. He corrects the gestures that are too broad. He corrects the slight shift in posture and readjusts the horse's curvature for better experiences.
In addition, it is important to look after your mount, to take care of it. It will be felt in his performance that he is relaxed and that he completely trusts his master. It is then up to the rider to be as close as possible to his animal in order to instill in him all the grace and refinement of a mount that almost enters the professional world of equestrianism. Take more group lessons to give yourself confidence.
Gallop 6: schedule
The course of the gallop 6 is done in two main phases. The theoretical phase allows the rider to share his knowledge of horse riding and the practical phase demonstrates his mastery of his mount and himself.
The theory
The theory at the gallop 6 has specificities including questions on dressage gaits, criteria for judging dressage club movements, criteria for faults or quality of gaits, false gallop and its qualities, the main training of mounted work. The rider is also asked to reveal his knowledge on the names of the main obstacles of the cross. With all these elements, the rider is evaluated in relation to his knowledge of the equestrian world in general and his competence as a transmitter of knowledge for future generations in particular. He can normally position himself from this phase as an aid to an instructor for lessons to the rest of his team.
The practice
The practice is much more demanding than for the previous gallop. On foot, it is no longer enough to make the horse trot. At this level, it is necessary to make it jump an obstacle. The difficulty is greater in the saddle. Here, the rider must, in the correct posture, make the transitions between the different gaits. With his mount, the jump outdoors and on varied terrain will be performed. To convince the jury, it is mandatory to present the dressage club tests.
All this practice comes after the part of taking care of, grooming and equipping the horse by the rider himself. This allows him to strengthen the bond before the dressage, cross-country and show jumping events.