Riders now school walking up a small bank with no trot steps. Lucinda explains that it’s necessary for them to take their time with this exercise. They eventually go up and down the small bank and then add a fence with a turn before the bank, and a small fence downhill off the bank. Lucinda then explains the desired canter stride for banks.
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Training Level Cross Country Exercise...
The next challenge is ditches. They start out by walking over a small ditch in both directions before moving on to a fence a few strides before the ditch. The next step is the ditch to a skinny to a fence, and then a skinny both before and after the ditch. The emphasis is on letting the horse lea...
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Training Level Cross Country Exercise...
This second half of the second day of a cross country clinic with Lucinda Green covers a water complex as well as a few short courses tying several fences together. While it’s a Training group, watch how the babies shine in these tough exercises!
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Training Level Cross Country Exercise...
Lucinda continues the second day of this clinic with exercises at the water complex. The emphasis is on no runouts, with a forward ride and the rider sitting back. They take several routes through the water including jumping in over a small log, out to barrels, and then a more difficult route ove...
