Part 2: The riders come off the cavaletti and focus on a swinging forward trot as they use the entire arena. Christopher reminds them to ride their corners correctly. Before every corner they must sit to the inside, open the inside hip to ride through the turn from behind, and allow the horse to drop their neck. This creates a much prettier picture as they go around, and the horses visibly begin to relax and use their bodies more. As they apply the same principle of turning behind to ride a circle, Christopher assists one of the rider with her horse who is fussier in the mouth and tends to suck back, before they move up to medium canter work.
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