Geoff Teall – 3’ Group – Jumping a Small Course – Part 2
Hunters/Equitation
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12m
All the riders in the Geoff Teall clinic repeat the course and exercise that they did in Part 1. Geoff talks about how all of this training is a slow progression, and that they keep preparing the horse for the next day of training. The horses and riders both show improvement as they all better understand what is being asked of them.
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