Part 1: Dorothy opens the session by explaining that the rider who is working towards a two star competition with her intermediate horse just had a successful event, but had control issues across country. She explains the importance of having breaks which allow for steering and recovery after a fence, so the rider can ride forward to the next question without having to pull back to try to maintain control. They work in the show jumping arena to finesse the shape of the horse and position of the rider, and reinstall the breaks. They warm up over fences, working to keep the mare available on landing.
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Re-Install Brakes! | Dorothy Crowell ...
Part 2: Dorothy has the rider work on adding and lengthening between fences, including a corner, oxers and verticals. The mare is hot and forward going, so Dorothy works with the rider to harness this energy into a long stride, or compress it and control it to add. Dorothy creates a challenging c...
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Re-Install Brakes! | Dorothy Crowell ...
Part 3: Dorothy continues to work with the rider over fences to develop a quiet step that can have power added to it, and a balanced medium canter with stretch of the neck. She explains that before going to advanced level, the mare must master theses and be able to move between them easily. The r...
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Position, Position!!! | Ian Stark | P...
Part 2: Riders jump around a course. Ian challenges them to allow their horses to work out each jump and to ride for a deep jump rather than a big one. Ian works with one rider to stop leaning forward and getting over his hand, and encourages him to have more stillness over the fences. By focusin...
