Part 3: Christopher encourages the riders to ride forward into fences, reminding them that riding forward does not create a hot horse, but chasing them into the last stride does. He explains that steering the horse through turns shouldn't be blocking them from forward motion and their rhythm. Christopher rides a horse that falls out through her shoulder into the fences, he encourages the rider to start the turn by moving the shoulder over and then let the horse follow, so she doesn't get strong.
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