Part 5: David concludes the session by reiterating the usefulness of the exercise and the ability for it to almost b turned into a game. Although it is challenging, he feels it's a great opportunity to soften allow the horse's to look for their own fences, make some mistakes and ultimately improve. He also reminds the riders it's a good exercise for them to practice maintaining a contact all the way through, and keeping the horse on both reins.
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Does Your Horse Look For Their Fence?...
Olympian David O'Connor works with riders over a series of tough angled fences in his lesson focused on the horse looking for their fence. David works with the riders on moving the horse's shoulders, not just his head to make sure he is able to turn efficiently and look for his next fence. Jumpin...
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Does Your Horse Look For Their Fence?...
Part 1: David sets up a line of perpendicular fences and has the riders jump through on an angle with four strides between each. He stresses the importance of letting the horse hunt for the fence and set themselves up behind so they are actively looking for their next fence and responding. The r...
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Does Your Horse Look For Their Fence?...
Part 3: David stresses the importance of having a slow head, which he explains to mean being able to feel what's happening and think clearly. The riders have to learn to land and already be thinking about the next fence, or get into trouble and be able to think clearly and plan out of it, even th...
