Dressage Walk/Trot Warm-Up for a Young Event Horse
Liz Halliday-Sharp
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9m 36s
Liz works with a rider and her young event horse. As the pair warms up, they focus on transitions to help him engage his hind legs and bring more weight off the front end. They also do 3-loop serpentines to help the horse understand bend, going straight and then changing the bend.
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