Chelsea explains and demonstrates different ways she introduces a horse to going through a water obstacle. She explains how to encourage the horse's curiosity towards an object and positively reinforces the horse any time she makes a move toward or in the water.

Chelsea explains and demonstrates how she introduces a horse to going up and down a bank. To start, she leads the horse up and down the bank at a walk and encourages her to stay slow and relaxed. When the horse gets excited, she goes back to trying the get the horse to take her time.

Chelsea takes a moment to explain how she safely works with her rope and considerations to take when working with your own horse.

Chelsea works with her horse over a ditch, which can be very challenging for the horse. She really lets her horse investigate the ditch and is not interested in making her jump it right away. Rather, she wants to give the horse ample opportunity to smell it, look at it and walk around it.

Chelsea likes to end the cross-country session with something simple to serve as a confidence builder for the horse. She works with the horse over a small log to end on a positive note.

Chelsea explains the basics of groundwork including keeping the horse out of her personal space, how to send the horse on a circle around her in different gaits and how to read the horse's energy. She also explains how going somewhere new will affect the horse's ability to concentrate and perform.

Chelsea continues to work the horse through external distractions and points out the cues the horse gives her to show that the horse's anxiety is lowering. She makes sure to get the same type of reactions going both directions.

Chelsea continues to work her horse on the line and explains how to be patient and relaxed so that the horse can cue into her and relax as well. If the horse has extra energy, she wants to allow the horse to express her energy. To do that, she allows the horse to go forward, but then gives the ho...