Part 2: The group beings to work over fences. Bruce supports a rider whose young mare is pulling her over the fences. hey focus on finding and keeping a connection without allowing the pulling behavior to continue. As the horses gain confidence, Bruce raises the fences. When one horse has a rub, he supports the rider in turning it into a learning opportunity and helping the horse to make a better shape over the next fence.
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Bringing Along Two Youngsters - Part 3
Part 3: Bruce encourages the riders to focus on uphill movement and using the half halt for engagement. When a horse tends to collapse in the canter, Bruce works with the rider to use half halts to put his hind end back under him and create a better transition. As the horses gain confidence in th...
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Bringing Along Two Youngsters - Part 4
Part 4: Bruce works with a rider and her talented young gelding over some fences. He coaches the rider to allow the horse his own balance on his top line as he jump, as he tends to be too heavy on the hand and look very curled up. He supports the rider while she brings her hands low and riders th...
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Bouncy Show Jumping Canter - Trailer
Olympian Hawley Bennett, gives a lesson on creating a bouncy canter for show jumping. Hawley works with students to improve their feel and timing to understand when to wait and when to ride on, to create the correct number of strides and the correct quality in the canter.
