As the exercises progress, they take into account being able to move up to a skinny after a table in a combination. They also include a trakehner. The course gets more complicated by adding a ditch and rails and a corner, requiring different lengths of strides appropriate to the question. He makes the exercise a little easier for the less advanced horses.
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First Spring Cross Country School - P...
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First Spring Cross Country School - G...
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Early Training Of OTTB - Part 1
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