Straightness, canter half pass, trot half pass
Laura Graves
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7m 21s
The trot work begins with shoulder in and haunches in. In the half pass they go from the wall to centerline, go straight for a few steps and then continue in the half pass, keeping his shoulder in line with his haunches. Laura helps her with his head tilt and they go over how important the straightness is in each movement.
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