Part 2: Buck reminds a rider not to over ride his young horse, and to focus instead on clearing one fence, then pushing him to the next one. He acknowledges that the horses are young, but explains that they still need to be held accountable to move forward off the leg, and go where they are pointed. When the riders get consistent about reinforcing this, they are much more successful around the course. Buck recommends a softer bit to a riders whose horse isn't using their back and seems afraid of the hand.
Up Next in Stadium Jumping
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Final Show Prep - Part 3
Part 3: Buck sets the riders up to jump a series of jumps on a circle, and most of them have immediate issues with their horse falling out between fences. He explains the idea that they must push the horses into the outside rein rather than just pulling, which is causing them to fall out. Buck en...
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Final Show Prep - Part 4
Part 4: Buck works with each the riders on course to address their additional horse's issues and make final preparations to compete. He works with one rider whose horse is scared of the bit, encouraging her to be softer and ride more from her seat and legs. He helps her create dressage style roun...
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Feeling Your Horse - Part 1
Part 1: Jimmy explains the value of ground poles as a training tool, as the horse goes through the exact same process to work over those as they would over a jump. He begins with a warm up over poles and encourages the riders to go with their horse and tests their feel by asking them to identify ...
