Day 2 Session 2 - Flat Warm-up - Part 1
Anne Kursinski
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12m
Anne reviewed flatwork from the day before. She reminded riders that flatwork is important to get the horses ready to jump. Are they going forward? Are they straight? They also needed to think about their own positions, making sure they were in a proper positon to start jumping.
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