The next challenge is ditches. They start out by walking over a small ditch in both directions before moving on to a fence a few strides before the ditch. The next step is the ditch to a skinny to a fence, and then a skinny both before and after the ditch. The emphasis is on letting the horse learn its footwork rather than riding a certain number of strides. A trakehner is built in the ditch for the final exercise.
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Training Level Cross Country Exercise...
This second half of the second day of a cross country clinic with Lucinda Green covers a water complex as well as a few short courses tying several fences together. While it’s a Training group, watch how the babies shine in these tough exercises!
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Training Level Cross Country Exercise...
Lucinda continues the second day of this clinic with exercises at the water complex. The emphasis is on no runouts, with a forward ride and the rider sitting back. They take several routes through the water including jumping in over a small log, out to barrels, and then a more difficult route ove...
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Training Level Cross Country Exercise...
The next challenge is a short course tying several fences together. Riders start over a drop, several strides to an inviting fence (concentrating on a straight line to this fence), then up a rise to two small fences at a one or two strides, with a 90-degree turn to the final fence.
