Maintaining Rhythm | Over a Ground Pole | Holly Hugo-Vidal | Part 1
Hunters/Equitation
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4m 27s
Holly Hugo-Vidal has a rider on a green 4-year-old Thoroughbred trot two standards set on a diagonal. The rider focuses on keeping an even rhythm and riding straight though the center of the standards. She repeats the exercise at the canter, focusing on the horse’s rhythm, pace and straightness. Holly then puts a ground pole between the standards, and they canter over it.
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