Part 1: Karen works with the riders to establish a light an elastic contact with hands that are still and arms that are in motion. She works with one rider to encourage her horse to come rounder by holding the bit still in his mouth and using the leg, rather than creating a lot of distracting movement with the bit. The riders work on focusing on the future, riding their horses to where they'd like them to be and how they'd like them to be going, in three strides time. Karen helps a rider make her horse's strength work for her rather than against her, while the group works on two and three point positions.
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Rideability For Jumping, Preliminary ...
Part 2: The group begins to work on some small fences and cavaletti. Karen coaches a rider who is having issues with her horse trying to escape the bit. They focus on improving the quality of the canter and keeping the pressure on the bit mild and steady, so the mare can soften but still move for...
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Rideability For Jumping, Preliminary ...
Part 3: The riders work over a line of fences. Karen has them focus on riding square turns and staying straight on approach and landing. She gives feedback on their position, working on maintaining an elastic arm and utilizing the correct hip angle over the fence. By highlighting the differences ...
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Rideability For Jumping, Preliminary ...
Part 4: Karen works with the group to use the canter pirouette and square turns as a means to create engagement. By pairing these tools with Karen's advice on their individual position, they are able to how rapid improvement down a line of fences. Karen works with a rider whose horse tends to wil...
