Catherine shows you the trot she is after in shoulder in and how to get your horse to lift his shoulders during the movement, instead on falling on the forehand and becoming over-round. Falling on the forehand is something so many riders allow to happen in this movement, thus this is a wonderful video to use to help focus on what you are actually trying to achieve in the exercise.
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