Kyle Carter starts this lesson by having his students walk narrow ground rails 9 feet apart, requiring straightness and a more packaged walk. The key is straightness and the size of the stride, and the riders repeat it at the trot. After adjusting the distance between the poles, they repeat at the canter. Kyle explains why this is such a strategic exercise in your training.
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Kyle Carter – Progressive Jumping Exe...
In the second exercise, Kyle Carter asks riders to throw the idea of “seeing a distance” out the window. Instead, they must rely on the balance they choose and let the horse adjust for the distance. The approach is over a mound, blocking the rider from picking a distance. Kyle explains rider posi...
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Kyle Carter – Progressive Jumping Exe...
Kyle Carter continues to share a five-part series on how to progressively train horses through increasingly complex jumping exercises. The exercises teach the horses to maintain the same canter through the exercise and build strength. In Parts 3 through 5, the riders and horses move on to a line ...
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Kyle Carter – Progressive Jumping Exe...
Land in the Same Balance. After using a mound in Part 2, Kyle Carter again uses it in Part 3 to help with the horses’ balance, but now he increases the difficulty of the exercise. He does this by adding fences before, on top and two strides after the down side of the mound. He explains the purpo...
