Part 3: Gina demonstrates a bending line and talks through her ride, as well as the corrections she is making. She demonstrates how the straightness of the line can affect the distance, by doing the same line of jumps in a bending seven and a direct six strides. She goes on to shorten and lengthen the horses stride, talking through her aids and thought process as she demonstrates how rideable and adjustable the horse can be when the rider focuses on straightness and their lines to create differing numbers of strides over the same distance.
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Re-Install Brakes! - Trailer
World Equestrian Games Medalist and International coach Dorothy Crowell works with a rider to reinstall the breaks on her intermediate horse. Dorothy delivers a session with emphasis on not worrying abut making mistakes, but being concerned with the way the riders respond to mistakes and correct ...
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Re-Install Brakes! - Part 1
Part 1: Dorothy opens the session by explaining that the rider who is working towards a two star competition with her intermediate horse just had a successful event, but had control issues across country. She explains the importance of having breaks which allow for steering and recovery after a f...
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Re-Install Brakes! - Part 2
Part 2: Dorothy has the rider work on adding and lengthening between fences, including a corner, oxers and verticals. The mare is hot and forward going, so Dorothy works with the rider to harness this energy into a long stride, or compress it and control it to add. Dorothy creates a challenging c...
