Introducing Water From The Ground
Groundwork
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5m 25s
Chelsea explains and demonstrates different ways she introduces a horse to going through a water obstacle. She explains how to encourage the horse's curiosity towards an object and positively reinforces the horse any time she makes a move toward or in the water.
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