Cavalletti to Prepare for Jumping | Sharon White
Cavalletti Work
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25m
Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, works with two riders on young horses as they warm up over cavalletti before jumping. She uses cavalletti at the walk, trot and canter to help the horses bring up their backs, loosen their toplines and create roundness.
Sharon is a five-star eventer who has competed at the Kentucky, Lühmuhlen and CCI5*-L events. She has represented the U.S. on FEI Eventing Nations Cup teams and earned team silver at the 2023 Pan American Games. Sharon runs her training and sales business out of Last Frontier Farm in Summit Point, West Virginia.
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