Ditches are next, and the more experienced horse walks and trots over the small ditch before going to the medium ditch while working on straightness after the ditch. The second horse starts out with a lead over the little ditch, but quickly catches on to the exercise. Sharon also explains why these can cause so much trouble for riders.
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Confidence Cross Country - Banks
They school banks next and begin by walking up a double set of banks. To learn their footwork for the exercise, they repeat it and ask for a walk the whole way through. When going down the banks, they start with just one, again asking for a walk so the horses are able to sort out their footwork.
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