Introducing Flying Changes | Christoph Hess | PART 01
Rider Position and Aids
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17m
Christoph watches how they school the changes on a serpentine with a couple of simple changes, then a flying change. He helps her try to make this work, however he suggests a different way to school them. After producing several disunited changes, they decide to wait until the next day to continue to work on the changes, when the horse will be more fresh.
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