Suppleness in the Flying Changes
Steffen Peters
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13m
Once the horse is moving well in canter, they try some flying changes. Steffen wants to make sure the horse’s energy, balance and suppleness is correct before asking for a change. The changes are clean and straight, but the horse is a little long and low, so Steffen works on having the rider shorten the reins and collect the horse more before asking for the line of changes.
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