Olympian Hawley Bennett, gives a lesson on creating a bouncy canter for show jumping. Hawley works with students to improve their feel and timing to understand when to wait and when to ride on, to create the correct number of strides and the correct quality in the canter.
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Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley B...
Part 1: Hawley Bennet explains that when the horse is usually tired after Cross Country, it's the rider's job to get their canter back together and organized into a bouncy gait for the show jumping. She sets up an exercise with ground poles to help the riders achieve this and also train their eye...
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Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley B...
Part 2: Hawley discusses technique for jumping a skinny, reminding the riders to get to the base of the jump and come in with their legs on from a really bouncy canter. The riders jump around a course including the canter poles, and Hawley works with them to ride all the way to each fence, rather...
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Olympic gold medalist Boyd Martin works with a group riders in the stadium to improve their jumping technique. He puts together an exercise which he has set up at his own barn. the exercise uses a series of poles on a circle to help the horse raise their withers and create a nicer shape over the ...
