Are you changing disciplines with your OTTB from Hunter/Jumper to Eventing? Ashley Johnson, 5-star rider and coach of the University of Florida Eventing Team, guides this young rider through a stadium lesson emphasizing connection and bend for a different ride from hunters.
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OTTB Hunter/Jumper to Eventing - Stad...
Ashley takes this hunter/jumper rider with her OTTB through some basic flatwork before approaching the fences. They work on connection and bend, first on a circle using a ground pole, as well as holding the reins in a different position.
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OTTB Hunter/Jumper to Eventing - Stad...
They continue the ground pole circling exercise at the trot. Ashley helps the rider learn what it is to ride with connection to the bit. They do transitions within the trot and then canter the exercise.
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OTTB Hunter/Jumper to Eventing - Stad...
As they go to jump, they work on getting the horse more responsive to the rider's leg. When they add a jump on a circle, they talk about rideability and why it’s necessary as she does courses- to go forward, come back and bend while doing the course.
