Part: World Equestrian Games Medalist and International coach Dorothy Crowell works with riders around a course of grass jumps to establish moving their horses feet. She beings by discussing the role of running martingales and how to fit them properly. Dorothy tunes in to each riders position and explains thoroughly how their bodies are affecting their horses, for good and bad. She works with one rider in particular who is getting jumped out of her tack, to reinforce that this is a good thing as it means her horse is jumping ell, she just needs to now work on staying in the saddle over the jump.
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