Part 3: David O'Connor continues discussing the responsibilities of the rider by asking the group why they might change a horse's speed going into a fence. The riders then introduce themselves and their horse and what level they are working at. David makes some thoughtful observation about tack, including a poorly fitted martingale and bell boots, as well as exploring some of the bitting choices further. Though all of the riders feel they have pretty good cross country horses, there are some issues in the group with one horse being ditchy and others having issues with skinnies and focus.
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ICP Clinic - Cross Country | David O'...
Part 8: David explains the importance of jumping the out first when training combinations. He explains that course designers like to put a narrow fence that the horse has to hunt for at the end of combinations as the levels advance. By practicing these difficult fences in training, in a competiti...
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ICP Clinic - Cross Country - Part 10
Part 10: David holds another rider accountable for noticing that her horse is changing his pace and having a reaction to fix it. Bringing her focus onto this, he's able to demonstrate how important that reaction time is, and she goes on to have a much better jump in and out of the water. He works...
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ICP Clinic - Cross Country | David O'...
Part 6: David works with a rider who has issues at a fence to remind her of the training principles of a run out or stop. He discusses the rein back a tool, and the importance of the horse not getting to go where he wants, but having to go where the rider wants if he fails or refuses to solve the...
