Part 3: Boyd sets up a course including oxers, verticals, a Swedish oxer, a Liverpool and combinations. He has the rider ride as if she is in competition, but a little slower as they're still working on well executed turns and not rushing into fences. Boyd offers constructive feedback after the first half of the course is good, but the ride falls apart as the fences get harder. The second rider jumps around better after Boyd works to keep their focus on being patient and staying soft.
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Fine Tuning Stadium - Trailer
Olympic medalist David O'Connor gives a lesson on fine tuning stadium jumping. David works with a rider to be softer and give in order to allow her horse to position his head correctly coming into the fence. By eliminating the resistance and encouraging the horse in the last stride, he has a much...
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Fine Tuning Stadium - Part 1
Part 1: David works with a rider to stay soft and give her hands over the jump to allow her horses front end to come up. He helps the riders create more effective turns by using less bend and controlling the hind end with a feeling of haunches in and keeping the shoulder back. The rider finally m...
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Fine Tuning Stadium - Part 2
Part 2: One horse spooks at a colored rail and David explains how horses react to different colors and how course builders use this to take their eye off the top rail to increase the difficulty. He counteracts this in his own program by constantly switching brightly colored rails. One rider works...
