Basic Groundwork Skills Away From Home - Part 1
Groundwork
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8m 5s
Chelsea explains the basics of groundwork including keeping the horse out of her personal space, how to send the horse on a circle around her in different gaits and how to read the horse's energy. She also explains how going somewhere new will affect the horse's ability to concentrate and perform.
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