Schooling the Flying Change on a Figure Eight
Jumping
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6m 18s
International Grand Prix show jumping star Todd Minikus helps a rider work on flying changes via a figure eight pattern. He stresses that the rider must stay balanced, that the horse needs to be straight in his body and to ask for the change before turning in the new direction. Also, the horse needs to maintain the canter rhythm and not run off.
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