Half-pass

The half-pass (English helped pass, French appuyer ) is in the art of riding a forward - sideward movement ( gathered ) trot or gallop, the Travers comparable, but along a diagonal line, the body aligned parallel to the long side of the arena is. The horse is provided, and curved in the moving direction and crosses over in each case the inner front and rear leg. The traversal is one of the side aisles. From the motion ago Travers, Renvers and traversal are to be regarded as a lesson, which is also expressed in the term " traverse-type positions ."

Importance in dressage

Traversals belong to each performance of a school horse, especially at any freestyle, and prove the one hand, " the seemingly playful responsiveness to front and sideways driving aids ", di permeability, and bring the other hand, " considered from a purely aesthetic and artistic point of view, the overall picture of a unit will animate Rider horse especially convincing expression ".

Implementation

Condition for traversal are Travers and Renvers:

"Only when rider and horse have achieved the necessary Riding Safety of Travers and Renvers along the boards should be started with the half-passes. "

The inner ischium is charged increased, the inner leg is situated on the belt, provides for bending the ribs ( which is missing in the picture by the way), and the activation of the inner rear foot. ( "Inside" means, of course, the concave side of the bend, so here the side of the direction of motion. ) The outer leg is verwahrend behind the belt and drives the horse forward - sideways. The inside rein were followed up, is the horse and looks sideways pointing ( engl. "direct pure" French " rêne directe" ). The outer, custodial reins limits the position of the horse and can the outer leg sideways while driving support (Fr. " rêne intermédiaire " or " rêne d'action latérale ").

A prerequisite for changes in direction between two canter is the mastery of the flying gallop change.