Trailer for Olympic Eventing veteran, Karen O'Connor's Rideability For Jumping, Preliminary session. Karen works with a group of preliminary level riders and horses to asses the rideability of each horse and improve it. They work around a course of show jumps while Karen teaches everything from position to aids, to improve each pair's performance.
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Rideability For Jumping, Preliminary ...
Part 1: Karen works with the riders to establish a light an elastic contact with hands that are still and arms that are in motion. She works with one rider to encourage her horse to come rounder by holding the bit still in his mouth and using the leg, rather than creating a lot of distracting mov...
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Rideability For Jumping, Preliminary ...
Part 2: The group begins to work on some small fences and cavaletti. Karen coaches a rider who is having issues with her horse trying to escape the bit. They focus on improving the quality of the canter and keeping the pressure on the bit mild and steady, so the mare can soften but still move for...
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Rideability For Jumping, Preliminary ...
Part 3: The riders work over a line of fences. Karen has them focus on riding square turns and staying straight on approach and landing. She gives feedback on their position, working on maintaining an elastic arm and utilizing the correct hip angle over the fence. By highlighting the differences ...
