Balance and Straightness for Jumpers | Kevin Babington
Hunter/Jumper General
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29m
Kevin Babington works with a student on the flat and over fences. On the flat, he focuses on balance and straightness and controlling the outside shoulder to have control of the inside leg. They then work over a cavalletti exercise, followed by a two-fence warm up on figure-eight and then some coursework.
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