It is important to keep in mind why we ask something of a horse and know when we have achieved our goal, in order to know when to quit asking. On its own, ground work has no purpose. There are no Olympic or World Cup competitions in ground work.
I was once asked a question at a clinic that I had never heard from other trainers, nor had any of the lunchtime crowd come across the question. It made me, and most people, feel uncomfortable. It may make you uncomfortable too.
The German Training Scale (GTS) is often used as the guide for modern competition dressage training. People use it as their bible on their travels to become dressage megastars.
