Part 2: Christopher replaces the poles with verticals and the riders work to compress and lengthen between the two fences. He draws attention to their line and encourages them to focus on being inside rather than overshooting. Christopher helps a rider stop her horse from drifting by having her focus on the first fence in the line and ride straight to it.
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