Geoff Teall – 3’ Level – Warm-up on the Flat – Part 1
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Geoff Teall has the clinic horses start in a posting trot, which he says is a good gait to get a read on how the horses feel that day. The horses have to be willing to carry the riders in a relaxed, forward manner. Both horses and riders need to be comfortable working at the pace needed to jump so he asks the riders to push the horses more forward in both trot and canter.
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