Karen O'Connor works with students on the flat, focusing on their positions.
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Creating Good Habits Going Cross Coun...
Part 3: Phillip explains the use of landmarks while out on the course, and how these make it easier to find and stay on the line into a fence. The challenge increases with the introduction of the water jump while still navigating tough corners, and the addition of a bounce jump. Phillip encourage...
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Creating Good Habits Going Cross Coun...
Part 2: Phillip continues to challenge riders to allow their horses to make mistakes and self correct coming into the jumps. Working up and down hill, Phillip discusses choosing the correct gallop for the fence and terrain, and the importance of being able to adjust the stride. He helps the rider...
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Corners, Water, Ditches - Preliminary...
Part 4: Jon works with the riders to add the ditch into the course. He emphasizes the importance of an event horse having quick feet which allows them to manage imperfect terrain. He ends the session by reminding the riders to sit taller through the complex and put everything they have worked on ...
