The riders take to the circle and see how many levels they can make it through the exercise while Gina offers feedback and correction when needed. The first rider has a bigger striding horse and struggles to compress the stride so Gina suggests using the feeling of walk to canter as a tool for correction. While the horse makes improvements in fitting the strides in, he quickly fatigues, and Gina explains the exercise is very concentrated, much like longing, and the horses need to be given regular breaks. The second rider has an issue with her horse running past the fences and losing the line. Gina works on her aids and taking a more outside line and is able to help her have success.
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Group 1 Jumping a Small Course
Buck has the riders complete a small course with the emphasis on cantering forward, being focused on exactly where they want to go and then stopping at a specific point. All three riders show a definite improvement.
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Circle Exercise - Part 3
The riders continue to work on the exercise. One rider with a very big striding horse has an easy time lengthening the stride, but struggles much more with compressing her horse to add, and subsequently loses her lead. Gina has her work on an exercise with small circles to help her get a feel for...
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Introduction of Group 2
The second group of riders introduce themselves and their horses. Buck explains the basics of his system and his goal of giving the riders a few take-aways that they can use going forward. He says riders need to remember two things – where you are going and how fast you are going to get there. If...
