Freestyle Notes

In organizing my thoughts for a freestyle with Rijkens, here are some notes:

Rijkens approximate beats per minute (calculated from a video of his most recent showing at fourth level):

Walk = 48 bpm
Trot = 72 or 76 bpm (so music with a 74 bpm can work well)
Canter 96 bpm

Fourth level choreography requirements:
WALK:

Walk (20m minimum continuous collected)

Walk (20m minimum continuous extended)

 

TROT:

Shoulder-in (left and right)

Trot half-pass (left and right)

 

Extended trot

CANTER:

Canter half-pass (left and right)

Flying changes of lead,every fourth stride (3 minimum) note: coefficient  2

Canter working half-pirouette (left and right) note: coefficient 2

Extended canter

 

Halts at beginning and end of test

 

Clearly Forbidden

•Full canter pirouette

•Tempi changes (2s, 1s)

•Piaffe

•Passage

 

Clearly Allowed

•Everything that is not

clearly forbidden

•Note that flying changes

of lead every third stride

and true canter half

pirouette are permitted