Phillip Dutton, six-time Olympian and current Olympic team member, guides several horse and rider pairs through their first spring outing cross country. With an emphasis on calm rides while keeping the horse responsive to the leg, his instruction works for all levels of riders.
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It’s all about the water. In this wonderful schooling facility there are many options to practice different combinations. The emphasis is on riding them calmly, not over riding and making it a good experience for the horse. Each rider and horse combination is given a different route through the c...
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First Spring Cross Country School - P...
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 make...
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First Spring Cross Country School - P...
At the beginning of the season, the horses need to get out for their first cross country school, and Phillip Dutton guides these upper-level riders and horses through this first school. They start over an inviting table, getting the right pace and energy. They do an S shaped line making sure that...
