Figure-Eight Pattern on the Flat | Andrew Welles
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37m
Show jumper Andrew Welles explains how to use a figure-eight pattern to create a good base canter on the flat. His student comes forward through a turn, onto the diagonal and then collects so the horse coils like a spring and can rock back on his hind end. This is the same feeling a rider wants when going to a jump.Check out the accompanying article that appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Practical Horseman.
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