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Video # 94: This is Jen again!
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Video # 68: This is Katy from New Zealand!
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Video # 67 and Question # 213: This is a video of Rowan, my 14 year old OTTB gelding. I took him off the track several years ago and turned him into a show jumper and fox hunter...
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Video # 66 and Question # 208: This is Kymbre!
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Video # 65: This is Vita and Toby!
Video Discussion # 105: Andrew Nicholson shows us how to ride a cross country complex with tricky striding between the elements.
This is a great example of how it works better to "ride the canter" rather than try to make a certain number of strides between jumps on cross country. Can you see the exact moment that this horse makes the decision about what to do with his feet before the second element?
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Video # 63: This is Stephanie!
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The Different Bits, and Their Actions
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Video # 62, and Question # 191: I asked a Dressage Judge to score my horse's trot. She gave him a 6.5-7 at best. When I asked what we should try differently (this is a trainer/judge who knows both me and my horse) to get an 8, she said...
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An Exercise to Teach BOTH Horse & Rider to Be More Patient in Front of Jumps
With the excitement of jumping, both horse and rider sometimes have trouble waiting for the jump to come to them! When horses rush, change their rhythm or stride length, or brace against the rider’s hand, their balance will usually be negatively affected.
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