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 the canter, the pair work on walk to canter transitions and maintaining that forward, up hill feeling. Bruce coaches the riders to support the horses in their natural balance as they begin to collect the canter.
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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.
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Bouncy Show Jumping Canter - Part 1
Part 1: Hawley Bennet explains that when the horse is usually tired after Cross Country, it's the rider's job to get their canter back together and organized into a bouncy gait for the show jumping. She sets up an exercise with ground poles to help the riders achieve this and also train their eye...
