Part 4: Jimmy goes on to work with the riders' seat, encouraging them to let their weight down into the saddle and swing through their back. By working on their position, the riders are able to come more into balance and give the horses their head and necks. This creates better gaits and a nicer trip over the poles.
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Feeling Your Horse | Jimmy Wofford | ...
Part 5: Jimmy works with the riders on adjusting their stride and correcting their individual issues. He works with one rider who is coming into jump position to soon, pushing down while her horse is trying to take off, and consequently causing the horse to ding the rail. By correcting this issue...
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Extravagant Hind End Over Fences | Do...
Doug Payne, a member of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Eventing Team, gives a lesson to a jumper rider with a mare with an exuberant hind end. Doug’s skill in both eventing and show jumping helps this pair find the real source of her problems—being behind the leg. Watch to see when Doug rides her to asses...
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Extravagant Hind End Over Fences | Do...
PART 1: Olympic team member Doug Payne brings us this fantastic jump lesson with a mare that specializes in the jumpers rather than eventing, but he focuses on the principles common to all stadium rounds. He and the jumper rider first discuss the balance needed on the approach to a jump and how t...
