Part 9: The riders try to trot over the ground tarp. Lucinda helps them focus on keeping their shoulders back and staying behind the movement. Increasing the gait, increases the challenge. Lucinda works with the riders to maintain a secure position, sitting on their seat bones not the crotch, and allowing the horses to look without letting them turn away. They try the exercise at a canter.
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Beginner Novice - Part 8
Part 8: Lucinda introduces a more difficult challenge. Walking over a tarp on the ground quickly reveals areas that need work for many of the horses. Continuing to focus on correct position and using the more experienced horses to boost confidence, the riders understand the importance of letting ...
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Beginner Novice - Part 7
Part 7: Lucinda works with a rider to slow down her green horse. They go back to basics to combat rushing fences. By using the halt as a tool and continuing to focus on straightness, the riders are successful over more challenging obstacles.
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Beginner Novice - Part 6
Part 6: Lucinda creates a new obstacle between two barrels and as the riders trot through, she encourages them to feel their horses needing to look and the range of motion the head and neck needs to properly check it out. She then applies this to allowing the horses to properly look at a fence, b...
