Working with a Grade IV Para Rider Part 2
Para Dressage
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15m
After the warmup, they begin to work on the canter. They work on spiraling in and out in the canter to help improve the connection with the inside leg and outside rein. There are moments where she can relax her inside rein and the horse does not change his balance, indicating he is moving honestly off the inside leg. They finish the ride with the first parts of her test.
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