Riding a Triple Combination
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2m 42s
Bliss rides Antidote de Mars, her 5* grand prix jumper, through a triple combination, vertical-two strides to an oxer-one stride to a vertical. While many people get anxious approaching three fences in a row, Bliss says it is ridden with the same approach as one fence or a gymnastic line. The rider should stay as quiet as possible with leg on, eye up and go with the horse.
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