Stacia Klein Madden increases the difficulty of the course with a bold four-stride line to a collected five-stride line. Setting the pace early before the first jump is an important factor to a good round. She wants the riders to be in good balance to be able to smoothly collect the horse without the horse overreacting.
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Equitation Course – Warm-up on the Fl...
To start the lesson, Stacia Klein Madden goes over tack and equipment that is being used and why. She then explains that she likes to do a brief warm-up before jumping. She wants the horses to move forward from the leg but that they also come back easily as the horses need to be smoothly adjustab...
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Equitation Course – Warm-up Over Fenc...
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 bei...
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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...
