Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, coaches two students on how to ride the stretchy circle. She explains the importance of the movement and the mechanics of teaching your horse to stretch forward to the bit. Her students ride a three-loop serpentine and work on the stretch in the trot and canter.
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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Stretchy Circle | Sharon White | TRAILER
Five-star eventer Sharon White coaches two students on how to ride the stretchy circle. She explains the importance of the movement and the mechanics of teaching your horse to stretch forward to the bit. Sharon emphasizes riding from the inside leg to outside rein, how flexion influences the stre...
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Connection | Jane Hamlin
FEI Eventing and USEF Dressage judge Jane Hamlin coaches a Training level pair on how to create a better connection between horse and rider. Jane has the pair ride circles, turns down the centerline and corners to develop a consistent contact. She emphasizes the importance of softening the contac...
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Connection | Jane Hamlin | TRAILER
FEI Eventing and USEF Dressage judge Jane Hamlin and a Training level pair demonstrate how to create a better connection between horse and rider. Circles, turns down the centerline and corners are used to develop a consistent contact. Jane emphasizes that it is essential to soften once the correc...
