Grand Prix Level Rider Biomechanics Part 3
Rider Position and Aids
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One of the challenges this pair has had is with the one tempi changes. With the small biomechanical changes, the rider was able to get a clean line of one tempis. They then work on the piaffe and passage with the focus on the rider body and hip angle to improve the horse way of going.
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