Advanced Spiraling In and Out with Cavalletti | Michele Wellman
Cavalletti Work
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14m
Michele Wellman continues with this group of riders next spiraling in and out through poles that represent 20-, 15- and 10-meter circles. The purpose of this exercise is to help create bending and yielding off the inside leg. This will help with the regularity of tempo that leads to better transitions between the gaits.
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