PART 1: Olympic team member Doug Payne brings us this fantastic jump lesson with a mare that specializes in the jumpers rather than eventing, but he focuses on the principles common to all stadium rounds. He and the jumper rider first discuss the balance needed on the approach to a jump and how the first couple landing strides can tell success of the preparation. They continue with a figure-eight pattern over a single fence.
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Extravagant Hind End Over Fences - Pa...
PART 2: Doug Payne has the rider apply the balance from the first exercise on a course. As horse and rider begin the course, Doug has them first establish a canter with more ground cover and engagement. He gives him tips on how to deal with the mare’s exuberant hind end and make quick turns on la...
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Extravagant Hind End Over Fences - Pa...
PART 3: Doug Payne gets on the mare and works through the sucking back in the canter, jumps through an exercise and discovers that she may be objecting to some poles that are on the ground before a line. When the rider remounts, Doug instructs him to put more leg on whenever the mare’s hind end g...
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Does Your Horse Look For Their Fence?...
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 improv...
