Part 10: The groups begins to work over a small grid of fences, with a focus on maintaining all the principles covered on the flat. Allison explains the priorities coming into the fence are line of direction, speed, rhythm, and balance. She works with one rider who has a more experienced horse that slows down on approach. Allison explains that if the rider doesn't insist on maintaining those priorities into the fence, even an experience horse will start to have issues and maybe even stop. She challenges the riders to make better choices by staying light and being conscious of pressure and release.
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Part 11: Allison corrects a ride who sits down and goes against her horse on the approach to a fence. She explains that the horse is slowing on approach to ask for a little confidence, and helps the rider provide this by staying in the motion and closing the leg. She reminds the riders that when ...
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Part 12: The riders continue to work down the line of fences. Allison explains why the one stride into the bounce is so useful, as it helps the horses that tend to rush slow down and think. Allison works with one rider who tends to let her horse jump underpowered. She explains this means the hors...
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Part 13: Allison works with a rider to keep her butt out of the saddle on the last few strides into the jump. She explains that by sitting down, the rider is telling the horse to increase speed and is breaking the rhythm and flatwork rules on approach to the fence. Allison concludes the session.
