Horse rearing

Rocky rearing on the beach on command
via YouTube Capture

[kiraavery]

That's so cool, I never knew that! Thank you so much, will definitely be spending time practicing that with him this half term :)

[heinzstoffregen]

There are many horse girls(and instructors!), who consider rearing as very dangerous - and say, a horse should be punished for rearing.
You, Kira, obviously are not of that opinion and train Rocky to rear on command - as the high school dressge riders do, e.g. at the Vienna School or at Saumur - or in the circus, where rearing on command is an essential part of horse performance.
Rearing is part of the natural horse behaviour, as one can see in liberty - and actually riders should allow their horses to rear and express joy of life.

What you show in this video is usually called a levade - and both of you do it really well:
Rocky rears nicely and in a controlled way - and you have a safe seat and good balance. Praise you, Kira, for that!

If you want to challenge Rocky a little more, you might ask him to go higher (for a pesade in the vertical) and stand for some moments. And as a second suggestion: ride the levade bareback - he will like that even more and you will enjoy that, too.
Did you ever try?

Anyhow: I have subscribed to your channel hoping to watch more rears from Kira on Rocket.
Good luck !!!