The riders begin the cross country session with a few easy fences strung together with gallops between them. At the water, each does a different exercise, letting the beginner novice horse first get his feet wet by walking in and walking around. The preliminary horse does a series of fences requiring changes in balance with fences before and after the water.
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Cross Country School - Beg. Nov. thro...
This section begins with riders doing mounds with small fences on top. The preliminary rider is then challenged with several fences in a row, including a corner off a bending line.
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Cross Country School - Beg. Nov. thro...
In the last two parts of this video, Ashley rides while taking two of her students cross country schooling. In these segments they school banks and ditch and rails (coffins) to build both the horse and rider’s confidence.
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Cross Country School - Beg. Nov. thro...
Ashley continues this cross country school with two of her students, one at Preliminary and the other at Novice. In this segment, they concentrate on ditch and rail questions as well as combining several fences in a row. Watch for great advice on how to deal with horses that let down during a sch...
