Upper-Level Schooling with a Quarter Horse Part 2
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7m 44s
They continue working on the canter. First the weight needs to shift to the hind legs, and then the horse has to get a little hot. When the horse wants to get flat, the rider must actually bring the horse back instead of chasing him forward. Both horse and rider have to think about coming back. They finish with doing the same type of riding in trot, having the withers come up and then going out to medium trot.
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