Part 4: David continues to work with the riders, reminding them to give and soften around the course. One rider has a tendency to set his hands on the horse's neck when landing. David explains why this is a common issue with eventers, but it's inappropriate for show jumping where the hands should actually raise up slightly on landing. He feels riders should have the ability to both set their hands down when galloping and going across country, but also pick them up in the stadium.
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Deep Distances - Part 2
Phillip reminds riders of the importance of getting a deeper distance into a jump, and then allowing and providing a soft contact over the jump. He explains the importance of being able to jump out of stride, and also jump at a gallop while going across country. While riders practice taking fence...
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Deep Distances - Part 3
Phillip explains the importance of creating a horse that is thinking on the way into the jump. Working around a challenging course of gymnastics, riders are required to create a canter that can be adjusted to be more forward, or shortened up. By increasing the adjustability of the canter stride, ...
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Daily Tuning For The Event Horse - Pa...
Part 4: Tamie works on the suppleness of the horse's body and making sure he's moving off her leg. Explaining how the horse has improved through each exercise, Tamie reiterates the purpose of her session components. To finish, viewers watch Tamie tackle an oxer and see the culmination of everythi...
