Canter Control - Warm Up Before Jumping | Andrew Welles | PART 02
Jumping
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21m
Show jumper Andrew Welles is in the irons warming up a young horse, making sure he is straight and forward in front of his leg. Andrew uses transitions—at the trot and canter—to ask the horse to step underneath himself and engage his hind end. This helps establish a base canter that he will use when jumping a course.
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