Trailer for rider, trainer and ICP Level 4 USEA Instructor, Robin Walker's Early Training Of OTTB session. Join Robin and one of his riders as they take an off track horse horse from their barn through one of his first experiences on the cross country course. Robin offers a rare look inside his program, including how he restarts, and addresses issues specific to, thoroughbreds coming off the track.
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