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Tip/Quote of the Day # 757
If your horse is the type to sometimes get behind your leg in the jumping, you must start your courses with more energy in your canter than you think you need. I see so many riders starting off with a nice quiet canter, and then run into trouble because their horse doesn't respond instantly to their leg when they need them to.
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