Part 8: David explains the importance of jumping the out first when training combinations. He explains that course designers like to put a narrow fence that the horse has to hunt for at the end of combinations as the levels advance. By practicing these difficult fences in training, in a competition the horse will complete the line and draw the rider to the last jump rather than having to scramble for it. The riders work down a line including a ditch and brush fence. David works with one rider and her talented horse to make sure she is accelerating after the jumps and maintaining forward motion while looking for her next fence early.
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ICP Clinic - Cross Country - Part 7
Part 7: David works with a rider to have a quiet time coming into the jump, a moment where the body is working, the leg is on, but the mind is listening and aware of the horse beneath them. They work at the ditch and David helps the riders establish which horses actually really dislike it by havi...
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ICP Clinic - Cross Country - Part 6
Part 6: David works with a rider who has issues at a fence to remind her of the training principles of a run out or stop. He discusses the rein back a tool, and the importance of the horse not getting to go where he wants, but having to go where the rider wants if he fails or refuses to solve the...
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ICP Clinic - Cross Country - Part 5
Part 5: David explains the benefit of having a clear and effective galloping and preparation position, in that the horse's shape can be changed without using the hands. The riders continue to finesse their position, and David explains the importance of them bringing their body back in the saddle ...
