Sharon has the riders complete a short course of fences, including a Trakehner, with gallops in between the jumps. She doesn't want the riders to overthink what they are doing. She wants them to look up, steer and ride to the fence in a steady rhythm.
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Confidence Cross Country - Intro and ...
Join Sharon White in this cross country school beginning with setting the goals for the first schooling in Florida with a show coming up that weekend. The riders start by walking through the water and show exemplary relaxation.
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Confidence Cross Country - Ditches
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 the...
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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.
