In the first three parts of this video, Ashley Johnson, 5-star event rider and coach of the University of Florida Eventing Team, rides while taking two of her students cross country schooling. This gives you the opportunity to see schooling from beginner novice to preliminary while watching a professional tackle common cross country questions on a horse at the beginning of its career, including water and mounds as well as stringing a series of jumps together.
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Cross Country School - Beg. Nov. thro...
Ashley and her students start by warming up on the flat; then all three demonstrate their galloping position while making changes within the gallop. She gives great advice on figuring out what length to have your stirrups for jumping and galloping.
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Cross Country School - Beg. Nov. thro...
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 requi...
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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.
