On the circle, Denny also asked the rider to let the horse do his job. He had the rider push the horse forward, then bring the horse back in the canter as well as the trot in a shoulder fore position. When the horse is correct, the rider should see the big muscles in the horse's neck exposed with the poll being the highest point. Denny stressed gymnastic exercises, focusing on the basics. Collection is not a shorter frame, shorter steps.
Collection is engagement.
She also defined cadence as the amount of time between the phases of tempo. As the tempo gets slower, the amount of cadence increases. At second level the horse must be stronger in the back hind. Fixes must start at the back end. With the second level horse and rider combination, Denny, as the trainer, addressed the issue of the stiff and weak sides of a horse.