Part 2: Phillip shares the importance of being able to adjust your horse and keep them soft across the three disciplines. Circling back to jumping, he explains the importance of ratability. Riders focus on keeping the horse forward but adjustable enough that they still take the last stride, look at the fence and choose the correct take off position for a clean, safe jump. They work over a line of fences, increasing and decreasing the strides between to improve the adjustability of their horses.
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Making Your Horse Adjustable | Philli...
Part 3: Phillip adds turns, a bounce, and four and five stride distances together, to create a more difficult course. Reminding the riders to give with their hands and ride forwards, he helps create a cleaner round and better shape in the jumps. Riders work on keeping their horses on the line whi...
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Making Your Horse Adjustable | Philli...
Part 4: Phillip works with the riders on being able to adjust the stride out longer and then bring it back to being more compressed. He encourages the riders to get a feel for each number of strides on their own horse to help them see a distance. The riders work on being able to adjust their hors...
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Maintaining The Canter Of The Novice ...
Part 1: Robin works with the rider to establish a quality canter. They then move on to ensure this canter can be easily adjusted for the most effective jump. Working over a small cross country fence Robin shares the importance of setting up and sitting quietly, then allow the horse to go forward ...
