Stacia Klein Madden plans her jumping warm-up thinking about what exercises they will be doing during the lesson. That way the horses have a chance to see some of the obstacles and lines in a relaxed manner before jumping a course. She wants each rider go through the warm-up with the focus on being straight with a forward steady canter rhythm.
Up Next in Season 1
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Schooling an Equitation Course | Stac...
Stacia Klein Madden reminds us that when preparing for competition there are only so many different elements they can practice. The lines she has set up in this outside course mimics a previous competition course combining cavalletti, bending lines, a water jump and different striding to the line...
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Schooling an Equitation Course | Stac...
In the next round, Stacia Klein Madden wants to see how easily the horses go forward and come back to each line. She also wants to make sure the horses stop straight at the end of the course. Stacia wants riders to focus on straightness and giving a big release over the jumps but keeping the rein...
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Schooling an Indoor Equitation Course...
Doing a course in reverse can cause it to ride very differently. Stacia Klein Madden explains the course going the other direction and coaches the riders through it.
