Riders finish the clinic with one last course that uses ditches as well as regular fences. Again, Lucinda emphasizes the direction of travel, riding a straight line and keeping the horse's engine going.
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Upper-Level Early Spring School | Jen...
Five-star event rider Jennie Brannigan brings us a lesson focused on changing the balance of the horse through a jumping grid and allowing the fence to hold the horse rather than the rider’s hands.
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Upper-Level Early Spring School | Jen...
Jennie helps upper-level riders in one of their first schools back after a rest. She shows the importance of the details - the right canter, straight line halts and even the turn after the end of the exercise. These talented riders are able to demonstrate an incredible change in the canter for ea...
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Upper-Level Early Spring School | Jen...
Jennie changes up the grid by adding more height. However, the riders must work to keep the canter they have developed through the previous exercise.