Introduction To Cross Country Groundwork
Groundwork
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2m 20s
Chelsea introduces her series of how she works with a horse on the ground out on the cross-country course and the equipment she uses. She uses groundwork to introduce her horse to different types of obstacles.
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Introducing Banks From The Ground
Chelsea explains and demonstrates how she introduces a horse to going up and down a bank. To start, she leads the horse up and down the bank at a walk and encourages her to stay slow and relaxed. When the horse gets excited, she goes back to trying the get the horse to take her time.
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Introducing Water From The Ground
Chelsea explains and demonstrates different ways she introduces a horse to going through a water obstacle. She explains how to encourage the horse's curiosity towards an object and positively reinforces the horse any time she makes a move toward or in the water.
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Intro to In-Hand Work
In this brief video, 2021 Dressage at Devon winner and head trainer at Hilltop Farm, Michael Bragdell introduces his collection on how he starts working his horses in hand leading up to performing half-steps with them. He gives a simple explanation of what he does and why he does it.
