Work in Hand and obedience with Colonel Christian Carde, Part 4
Groundwork
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5m 58s
The rider now works more lateral movement on the circle and the Colonel reminds them to control the poll. They also are successful in asking him to stretch. Colonel Carde points out that the most common problem with working in hand is to overwork the inside rein and forget the outside rein.
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