Jumping on Square Turns
Jumping
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8m 22s
International Grand Prix show jumping star Todd Minikus has riders do an exercise of jumping a fence on a square in eight strides rather than on a circle. Doing so helps control the horse’s shoulders and keeps the rider from simply overbending the neck. The rider also must make sure the horse gets to the jump straight so he’s able to push off with the hind end.
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