They continue their jumping warm-up by cantering a vertical on a figure eight pattern of going left, jumping and then turning right. William wants the riders to keep it simple and focus on canter rhythm and straightness.
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Novice Level - Jumping Courses - Part 1
With the horses warmed up, William has them progress to riding a course. He wants them to focus on the horses being straight and forward but controlled. He also wants to make sure the riders sit up tall with their shoulders back and looking down the line.
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Novice Level - Jumping Courses - Part 2
They finish the first day jumping a full course. William reminds the riders not to help their horses too much and to allow them to make mistakes. Again, he wants them to focus on being straight as well as sitting in the saddle between fences to help balance their horses back but with enough leg t...
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Novice Level - Jumping Courses - Part 3
At the end, William asks the riders if there was something they wanted to go do again. They go through and ride a few lines again to reinforce what they learned that day.
