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 stretch and the position of the rider.
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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