Emily Beshear helps a rider smoothly transition her position from 2-point to full seat in the canter. Then they transitioned that into the jumping phase to help the rider better utilize those positions before, during and after the jumps.
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Raised Rails and Stadium Jumping - Pa...
Sharon White, a member of the 2023 Pan Am team, coaches two riders in stadium jumping. One is an OTTB and the other is a 17-year-old, each showing different issues that raised rails can help. They start with trot and canter exercises over poles to get the horses to use their bodies better.
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Raised Rails and Stadium Jumping - Pa...
The exercise progresses by cantering through the poles and transitioning to a trot in order to trot another set of poles. The next step is to canter the poles, then proceed to an oxer. The rails are used to balance the horse without rider intervention. They jump a whole course incorporating the p...
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Raised Rails and Stadium Jumping - Pa...
The fences are raised, and they repeat the same course. The older horse has some trouble cantering through the first set of poles, and they calmly repeat it until he figures out his footwork and balance.
