Trailer for Olympic Gold medalist, and British Event team trainer Christopher Bartle's Galway Symposium session on the cross country course. Working with a diverse set of horse and riders, Christopher shares insights into training for cross country, and having the best ride in competition. Riders work through corners, skinnies, oxers, water elements and more, as they tackle the course and learn from Christopher's thorough explanations, and valuable insights.
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Galway Symposium | Christopher Bartle...
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 ...
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Galloping Gears For Cross Country | D...
World Equestrian Games Medalist and International coach Dorothy Crowell gives a lesson on galloping gears for cross country. Focusing on the technological influence of the rider's body, Dorothy explains how to work down thorough the galloping gears slowly. The riders focus on smooth, effective ch...
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Early Training Of OTTB | Robin Walker...
Part 1: Robin discusses his preferred process for horses coming off the track, including rest and restarting. He shares some history of what the horse has covered and his goal when introducing a horse to riding outside - that they ride the same as they did indoors. He offers insights on handling ...
